A pilot study of acupuncture monotherapy in patients with major depressive disorder

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 141, Issue 2-3, 2012, Pages 469-473

  Mischoulon, David ^a   Brill, Charlotte D ^a   Ameral, Victoria E ^a   Fava, Maurizio ^a   Yeung, Albert S ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Antidepressant; Depression; Monotherapy

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AGED; ARM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; FEMALE; HAMILTON SCALE; HUMAN; INJECTION SITE BLEEDING; INJECTION SITE PAIN; LEG; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MANUAL STIMULATION; MONOTHERAPY; OPEN STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; STRUCTURED CLINICAL INTERVIEW FOR DSM DISORDERS; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ACUPUNCTURE POINTS; ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADULT; AGED; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867580523     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2012.03.023     Document Type: Article

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