Using acupuncture to treat depression: A feasibility study

Complementary Therapies in Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 87-91

  Whiting, M ^a   Leavey, G ^b,c   Scammell, A ^a   Au, S ^d   King, M ^c  

^a Wandsworth Primary Care Research Centre   (United Kingdom)

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

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d TCM Healthcare   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Depression; Sham control

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 44449153775     PISSN: 09652299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2007.07.005     Document Type: Article

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