A Randomized, Controlled Trial of Wholistic Hybrid Derived From Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing and Emotional Freedom Technique (WHEE) for Self-Treatment of Pain, Depression, and Anxiety in Chronic Pain Patients

Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 268-277

  Benor, Daniel ^a   Rossiter Thornton, John ^b   Toussaint, Loren ^c  

^a Energy Medicine University   (United States)

^b Luther College ^*  (Canada)

^c LUTHER COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

anxiety; chronic fatigue syndrome; chronic pain; depression; WHEE

Indexed keywords

EID: 85014619899     PISSN: 21565872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2156587216659400     Document Type: Article

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