Electroacupuncture for refractory obsessive-compulsive disorder: A pilot waitlist-controlled trial

Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease

Volumn 197, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 619-622

  Zhang, Zhang Jin ^a   Wang, Xue Yi ^b   Tan, Qing Rong ^c   Jin, Gui Xing ^b   Yao, Shao Min ^b  

^a THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b HEBEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c FOURTH MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Electroacupuncture; Obsessive compulsive disorder; Pilot trial

Indexed keywords

ALPRAZOLAM; BUSPIRONE; CLOMIPRAMINE; FLUOXETINE; HALOPERIDOL; LITHIUM; LORAZEPAM; PAROXETINE; PERPHENAZINE; QUETIAPINE; RISPERIDONE; SERTRALINE; VALPROIC ACID; VENLAFAXINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL GLOBAL IMPRESSION SCALE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PILOT STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; TIME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; BIOASSAY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; GROUP THERAPY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; ENDPOINT DETERMINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; RESEARCH DESIGN; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 68949090453     PISSN: 00223018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NMD.0b013e3181b05fd1     Document Type: Article

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