Acupuncture for psychiatric Illness: A literature review

Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 55-64

  Samuels, Noah ^a   Gropp, Cornelius ^b   Singer, Shepherd ^a   Oberbaum, Menachem ^a  

^a Center for Integrative Complementary Medicine   (Israel)

^b SHAARE ZEDEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Anxiety; Depression; Schizophrenia; Substance abuse

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ANXIETY DISORDER; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; ADDICTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ANXIETY DISORDERS; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; HUMANS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 56149103388     PISSN: 08964289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/BMED.34.2.55-64     Document Type: Review

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