Is acupuncture considered a treatment for clinical depression ?

Treatment yes...: Effective...No proof. The effectiveness of acupuncture as a treatment of depression remains unproven. Review of available studies as recently as 2012 do not show effectiveness versus placebo.

Not a primafy: Acupuncture can increase endorphine and so exersize and this can be treatment for mild depression but moderate to sever depression u need medication.

Could be . . . : Published data do suggest that acupuncture -- including manual-, electrical-, and laser-based -- is a generally helpful, well-tolerated, and safe monotherapy for depression. Also, manual acupuncture can augment antidepressant therapy. There's less data about recurrence of depression after acupuncture treatment. Many of these studies come from china. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22762294.

Yes for mild depre: I have been practicing acupuncture and auricular therapy , laser therapy and electrical stimulation. Since 1977 acupuncture can increase endorphin. Which can help in mild depression but I am very hesitant to use it with patients with sever depression without medication ...!

Acupuncture: Slight benefits for short period of time, however, long-term benefits for severe depression doubtful.