Effectiveness of complementary and self-help treatments for depression in children and adolescents

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 185, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 368-372

  Jorm, Anthony F ^a   Allen, Nicholas B ^a   O'Donnell, Colin P ^a   Parslow, Ruth A ^a   Purcell, Rosemary ^a   Morgan, Amy J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 5 HYDROXYTRYPTOPHAN; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ASCORBIC ACID; BIOTIN; BORAGO OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; CHAMOMILE; CHINESE DRUG; CHOLINE; CHROMIUM; CIMICIFUGA RACEMOSA EXTRACT; CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS EXTRACT; FOLIC ACID; GANODERMA LUCIDUM EXTRACT; GINGER EXTRACT; GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; GINSENG EXTRACT; GLUTAMINE; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT; KAVA EXTRACT; MELATONIN; MELISSA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; SILYBUM MARIANUM EXTRACT; UBIDECARENONE; UNCARIA TOMENTOSA EXTRACT; UNINDEXED DRUG; VITEX AGNUS CASTUS EXTRACT; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA EXTRACT;

ADOLESCENT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ART THERAPY; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CONSENSUS; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG MECHANISM; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXERCISE; HUMAN; MASSAGE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; PHOTOTHERAPY; PSYCINFO; REHABILITATION; RELAXATION TRAINING; REVIEW; SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER; SELF HELP; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT;

EID: 33749600096     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2006.tb00612.x     Document Type: Review

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