A clinical trial of cranial electrotherapy stimulation for anxiety and comorbid depression

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 164, Issue , 2014, Pages 171-177

  Barclay, Timothy H ^a   Barclay, Raymond D ^b  

^a LIBERTY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STETSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; CES; Cranial electrotherapy stimulation; Depression; Keywords

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMORBID DEPRESSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIAL ELECTROTHERAPY STIMULATOR; DEPRESSION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ELECTROSLEEP; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAMILTON ANXIETY SCALE; HAMILTON SCALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); PARALLEL DESIGN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHAM PROCEDURE; STRUCTURED CLINICAL INTERVIEW FOR DSM DISORDERS;

ANXIETY; CES; CRANIAL ELECTROTHERAPY STIMULATION; DEPRESSION;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; DEPRESSION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SKULL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84900401988     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2014.04.029     Document Type: Article

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