The use of alternative medicine among Taiwanese psychiatric outpatients

Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 711-716

  Pan, Jan Jhy ^a   Chen, Bhi Yuh ^a   Teng, Hui Wen ^a   Lu, Mong Liang ^a   Shen, Winston W ^a,b  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Alternative therapy; Help behavior; Psychiatry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL PATIENT; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; TAIWAN;

EID: 31444448144     PISSN: 13231316     EISSN: 14401819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1819.2005.01441.x     Document Type: Article

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