Comparative clinical study on the treatment of schizophrenia with electroacupuncture and reduced doses of antipsychotic drugs

American Journal of Acupuncture

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 25-31

  Zhou, Gang ^a,b,c   Jin, Shu Bai ^a,b   Zhang, Liang Dong ^a,b  

^a Shanghai Research Institute for Acupuncture   (China)

^b SHANGHAI MENTAL HEALTH CENTER   (China)

^c NONE   (China)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; antipsychotic drugs; chlorpromazine; electroacupuncture; schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

BETA ENDORPHIN; CHLORPROTHIXENE; CLOZAPINE; CYCLIC NUCLEOTIDE; FLUPHENAZINE; HALOPERIDOL; PERPHENAZINE; RESERPINE; TRIFLUOPERAZINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; RATING SCALE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 8244236409     PISSN: 00913960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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