Patients' use of alternative methods parallel to psychiatric therapy: Does the migrational background matter?

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 220-225

  Assion, H J ^a   Zarouchas, I ^a   Multamaki S ^a   Zolotova, J ^a   Schroder S G ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alternative medicine; Complementary therapies; Culture; Mental health; Migrants

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MIGRATION; PANIC; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; SAMPLE SIZE; SCHIZOAFFECTIVE PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; THERAPY EFFECT; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; CULTURE; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 34547110518     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: 16000447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.2007.01010.x     Document Type: Article

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