A primer of complementary and alternative medicine and its relevance in the treatment of mental health problems

Psychiatric Quarterly

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 367-381

  Mamtani, Ravinder ^a,b   Cimino, Andrea ^a  

^a NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b WESTCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative; Complementary; Integrative; Mental; Psychiatric

Indexed keywords

AYURVEDIC DRUG; HERBACEOUS AGENT;

ACUPUNCTURE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANXIETY; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHRONIC PAIN; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEPRESSION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HERBAL MEDICINE; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; HYPNOSIS; INSOMNIA; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MASSAGE; MEDITATION; MENTAL DISEASE; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PATIENT CARE; RELAXATION TRAINING; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; TREATMENT PLANNING; MEDICINAL PLANT; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NUTRITION; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; BIOFEEDBACK (PSYCHOLOGY); COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; HOMEOPATHY; HUMANS; HYPNOSIS; MASSAGE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RELAXATION TECHNIQUES;

EID: 0036887245     PISSN: 00332720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020472218839     Document Type: Conference Paper

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