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

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 188, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 355-359

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN; MIDAZOLAM; MINERAL; PLACEBO; VITAMIN;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANXIETY DISORDER; AUTOGENIC TRAINING; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; MASSAGE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; MOVEMENT THERAPY; MUSIC THERAPY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCINFO; RELAXATION TRAINING; REVIEW; SELF HELP; ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CHILD; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; HUMANS;

EID: 44049096813     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2008.tb01654.x     Document Type: Review

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