Complementary Medicine Experiment
Saturday February 10, 2007
There is a long-standing debate between the medical and psychological communities and proponents of complementary therapies (acupuncture, massage, aroma therapy, etc) about the effectiveness of these treatments. News emerged this week that some patients in Northern Ireland's health care system were going to have greater access to these treatments for anxiety disorders and some other ailments as part of an experiment about their success rates. For Generalized Anxiety Disorder, there is very little evidence that complementary treatments alone are effective, but for some people they can aid in relaxation and have other desirable effects. The most key is to work with your treatment provider on the best approach for you.
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Hi, It goes without saying that one specific treatment of any anxiety related disorder is not going to do the trick int he majority of cases.
In my own experience I have found that natural treatments combined with a few others works well.
But everyone is different and you need to work out what will work for you.
There is plenty of information at my blog on combining treatments of a natural method.
http://www.squidoo.com/howtogetridofanxietyattacks/