Acupuncture in the Treatment of Depression: A Manual for Practice and ResearchThis pioneering book unites both Western and Traditional Chinese medicine to provide a comprehensive overview of depression from both clinical perspectives. It presents a step-by-step methodology for the evaluation treatment of this condition with acupuncture, using an experimentally tested protocol. In addition, it addresses fundamental issues in acupuncture research and offers guidelines for the design of acupuncture treatment studies. |
Contents
35 | 6 |
The Efficacy of Conventional Treatments for Depression | 16 |
Treatments for Depression | 27 |
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Integrating Traditional Healing Practices Into Counseling and Psychotherapy Roy Moodley,William West No preview available - 2005 |
Mosby's Dictionary of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Wayne B. Jonas No preview available - 2005 |