Yoga as a complementary therapy for children and adolescents:A guide for clinicians

Psychiatry (Edgemont)

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 20-32

  Kaley Isley, Lisa C ^a   Peterson, John ^a   Fischer, Colleen ^a   Peterson, Emily ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BELOIT COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Child; Complementary and alternative medicine; Pediatric; Review article; Yoga

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANXIETY DISORDER; ASTHMA; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BODY IMAGE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; EATING DISORDER; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MENTAL DISEASE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RELAXATION TRAINING; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION; YOGA;

EID: 78650036443     PISSN: 15505952     EISSN: 15555194     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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