Exercise, yoga, and meditation for depressive and anxiety disorders

American Family Physician

Volumn 81, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 981-986

  Saeed, Sy Atezaz ^a   Antonacci, Diana J ^a   Bloch, Richard M ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOMIPRAMINE; IMIPRAMINE; SERTRALINE;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; EXERCISE; HUMAN; MEDITATION; TAI CHI; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; YOGA; ANXIETY DISORDERS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY;

ANXIETY DISORDERS; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EXERCISE; HUMANS; MEDITATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; TAI JI; YOGA;

EID: 79953656346     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: 0002838X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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