The role of complementary and alternative therapies in women's mental health

Primary Care - Clinics in Office Practice

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 183-197

  Peeke, Pamela M ^a   Frishett, Sharon ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT; KAVA; VALERIAN;

ACUPUNCTURE; AFFECTIVE NEUROSIS; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANXIETY NEUROSIS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DANCING; DEPRESSION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXERCISE; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; LONGEVITY; MASSAGE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; META ANALYSIS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHOTOTHERAPY; PHYSICIAN; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; WELLBEING; YOGA;

EID: 0036118212     PISSN: 00954543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0095-4543(03)00081-2     Document Type: Review

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