Homeopathy for anxiety and anxiety disorders: A systematic review of the research

Homeopathy

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 151-162

  Pilkington, K ^a   Kirkwood, G ^b   Rampes, H ^c   Fisher, P ^d   Richardson, J ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b Research Council for Complementary Medicine   (United Kingdom)

^c BARNET ENFIELD AND HARINGEY MENTAL HEALTH NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d UCL Hospitals NHS Trust   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

anxiety; anxiety disorders; homeopathy; systematic review

Indexed keywords

ACONITUM EXTRACT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; DIAZEPAM; HOMEOPATHIC AGENT; LORAZEPAM; VISCUM ALBUM EXTRACT;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CANCER; CINAHL; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DATA BASE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DROWSINESS; EMBASE; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDLINE; METHODOLOGY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RANDOMIZATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDERS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HOMEOPATHY; HUMANS; MATERIA MEDICA; PATIENT SELECTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 33746846053     PISSN: 14754916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.homp.2006.05.005     Document Type: Article

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