Acupuncture and spirituality-focused group therapy for the treatment of HIV-positive drug users: A preliminary study

Journal of Psychoactive Drugs

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 385-390

  Margolin, Arthur ^a   Avants, S Kelly ^a   Arnold, Ruth ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Addiction; Cocaine; HIV; Methadone; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; ILLICIT DRUG; METHADONE; OPIATE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; DRUG URINE LEVEL; FEMALE; GROUP THERAPY; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MALE; METHADONE TREATMENT; OPIATE ADDICTION; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RELIGION; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 31444454570     PISSN: 02791072     EISSN: 21599777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02791072.2005.10399811     Document Type: Article

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