Characteristics associated with use of homeopathic drugs for psychiatric symptoms in the general population

European Psychiatry

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 110-116

  Grolleau, A ^a,b   Begaud B ^a,b   Verdoux, H ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^b INSERM U657   (France)

^c CENTRE HOSPITALIER CHARLES PERRENS   (France)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Complementary and alternative medicine; General population; Homeopathy; Psychiatric symptoms

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENT; HOMEOPATHIC AGENT; HYPNOTIC AGENT; MOOD STABILIZER; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; AGORAPHOBIA; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSTHYMIA; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FRANCE; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HEALTH SURVEY; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MANIA; MENTAL DISEASE; MINI INTERNATIONAL NEUROPSYCHIATRIC INTERVIEW; PANIC; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY; PSYCHOSIS; SOCIAL PHOBIA; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG UTILIZATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HOMEOPATHY; HUMANS; MALE; MATERIA MEDICA; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84873522491     PISSN: 09249338     EISSN: 17783585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2011.10.005     Document Type: Article

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