Effect of Jin-3-needling therapy on plasma corticosteroid, adrenocorticotropic hormone and platelet 5-HT levels in patients with generalized anxiety disorder

Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 264-268

  Yuan, Qing ^a   Li, Jia Ni ^a   Liu, Bin ^b   Wu, Zhi Feng ^a   Jin, Rui ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^b Dongshan Section

Author keywords

Acting mechanism; Anxiety neurosis; Clinical study; Jin 3 needling

Indexed keywords

ALPRAZOLAM; CORTICOSTEROID; CORTICOTROPIN; FLUOXETINE; PAROXETINE; SEROTONIN;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; FEMALE; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDERS; BLOOD PLATELETS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DROPOUTS; SEROTONIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 37549061742     PISSN: 16720415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11655-007-0264-9     Document Type: Article

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