Randomized non-invasive sham-controlled pilot trial of electroacupuncture for postpartum depression

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 142, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 115-121

  Chung, Ka Fai ^a   Yeung, Wing Fai ^a   Zhang, Zhang Jin ^b   Yung, Kam Ping ^a   Man, Sui Cheung ^b   Lee, Chin Peng ^c   Lam, Siu Keung ^d   Leung, Tsin Wah ^d   Leung, Kwok Yin ^a   Ziea, Eric Tat Chi ^e   Taam Wong, Vivian ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^d KWONG WAH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^e QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^f Hospital Authority   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Depression; Postpartum; Randomized Controlled Trial; Traditional Chinese medicine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APPLICATION SITE PAIN; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL GLOBAL IMPRESSION SCALE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DIZZINESS; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; FATIGUE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HAMILTON SCALE; HEADACHE; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RASH; REMISSION; SHAM PROCEDURE; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SKIN BRUISING; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADULT; ANXIETY; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMANS; PAIN; PILOT PROJECTS; PREGNANCY; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84868120692     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2012.04.008     Document Type: Article

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