Long-term effects of energetic healing on symptoms of psychological depression and self-perceived stress

Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 42-48

  Shore, Adina Goldman ^a  

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; ENERGETIC HEALING; HEALING; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; PERCEPTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REIKI; STRESS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIND-BODY RELATIONS (METAPHYSICS); MOOD DISORDERS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CONCEPT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; THERAPEUTIC TOUCH; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 2442423304     PISSN: 10786791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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