Acupuncture and relaxation response for substance use disorder recovery

Journal of Substance Use

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 390-401

  Chang, Bei Hung ^a,b   Sommers, Elizabeth ^a,c   Herz, Lawrence ^b,d  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Pathways to Wellness   (United States)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

acupuncture; randomized control trial; recovery; relaxation response; Substance use disorder

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BENZODIAZEPINE; COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; OPIATE;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DRUG ABUSE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; IMAGERY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MUSCLE RELAXATION; OPIATE ADDICTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELAPSE; RELAXATION TRAINING; RELIGION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VETERAN; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 78649921482     PISSN: 14659891     EISSN: 14759942     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14659890903580466     Document Type: Article

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