Information for professionals
Depressive complaints
Depressive complaints are common and are usually temporary. When depressive complaints persist, mental and/or physical support can help. From pilot sessions, depressive complaints have emerged as an indication where regular and complementary healthcare providers have reached agreement on a possible collaboration.
Recommendations
| Forms of therapy | Recommendation |
|---|---|
| Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT) | A
A A A |
| Orthomolecular therapy | A
A |
| Drawing therapy | A |
| YIN therapy** | A |
| Ayurveda | B
B B |
| Homeopathy | B |
| Hypnotherapy | B |
| Integrative psychotherapy* | B |
| Body-oriented (psycho)therapy | B
B |
| Reflexology therapy | B |
| Shiatsu | B |
| Bowen therapy | C
N |
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| View justification | Glossary |
| *People may be referred to integrative psychotherapy based on evidence of at least one of the following therapies: Gestalt therapy, Body-oriented psychotherapy or hypnotherapy.
**People may also be referred to YIN therapy based on evidence of at least one of the following therapies: shiatsu, orthomolecular or craniosacral therapy. |
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SORT method
The Louis Bolk Institute has mapped out scientific substantiation for this indication according to the SORT method for various complementary therapies. The abbreviation SORT stands for ‘Strength of Recommendations Taxonomy’.
The recommendations are intended for use in 1-on-1 advice only. And are only to be used by healthcare professionals. They are not intended for further distribution to consumers or patients.
