Complementary use of tai chi chih augments escitalopram treatment of geriatric depression: a randomized controlled trial.
November 19, 2013 | Posted in Clinical Studies | By billypea
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(UCLA) - Subjects in the escitalopram and Tai Chi Chih condition were more likely to show greater reduction of depressive symptoms and to achieve a depression remission as compared with those receiving escitalopram and HE. Subjects in the escitalopram and TCC condition also showed significantly greater improvements in 36-Item Short Form Health Survey physical functioning and cognitive tests and a decline in the inflammatory marker, C-reactive protein, compared with the control group.
