Anxiety and depression in the primary health care clinics and the use of complementary and alternative medicine

International Medical Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 93-97

  Taha, A B ^a   Lee, Ping Yein ^a   Lin, K ^a   Siti, R G ^a   Hassan, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA SARAWAK   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Anxiety disorder; Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM); Core screening questionnaire; Depression; Primary care

Indexed keywords

CHINESE DRUG; HERBACEOUS AGENT;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANXIETY DISORDER; CHINESE MEDICINE; DEPRESSION; DRUG USE; FEMALE; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HERBAL MEDICINE; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASSAGE; MENTAL DISEASE; PANIC; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW;

EID: 22444451411     PISSN: 13412051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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