Schizophrenia and Depression: A systematic Review of the Effectiveness and the Working Mechanisms behind Acupuncture

Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 281-291

  Bosch, Peggy ^a,b,c   Van Den Noort, Maurits ^c,d   Staudte, Heike ^b   Lim, Sabina ^c  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b LVR Klinik Bedburg Hau   (Germany)

^c Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^d FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Depression; Emotions; Schizophrenia; Sleep disorders

Indexed keywords

NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ACUPUNCTURE; ANXIETY DISORDER; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DAYTIME SOMNOLENCE; DEFAULT MODE NETWORK; DRUG EFFICACY; DYSTONIA; EPWORTH SLEEPINESS SCALE; HALLUCINATION; HAMILTON DEPRESSION RATING SCALE; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; META ANALYSIS; MOOD CHANGE; PATIENT SAFETY; PITTSBURGH SLEEP QUALITY INDEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SLEEP QUALITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; BRAIN; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EMOTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGY; SLEEP;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; BRAIN; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EMOTIONS; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); SCHIZOPHRENIA; SLEEP;

EID: 84937519187     PISSN: 15508307     EISSN: 18787541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.explore.2015.04.004     Document Type: Review

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