"Complementary Therapies" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Therapeutic practices which are not currently considered an integral part of conventional allopathic medical practice. They may lack biomedical explanations but as they become better researched some (PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; DIET; ACUPUNCTURE) become widely accepted whereas others (humors, radium therapy) quietly fade away, yet are important historical footnotes. Therapies are termed as Complementary when used in addition to conventional treatments and as Alternative when used instead of conventional treatment.
| Descriptor ID |
D000529
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.190
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Complementary Therapies".
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2003 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2005 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Complementary Therapies" by people in Profiles.
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Odegard BR, Ferguson MR, Naja F, Ayoub J, Banna J. A qualitative investigation of the perceptions of complementary and alternative medicine among adults in Hawai'i. BMC Complement Med Ther. 2022 May 07; 22(1):128.
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Dai CL, Sharma M, Chen CC, Yesilyurt E, Godbey S. Yoga as an Alternative Therapy for Weight Management in Child and Adolescent Obesity: A Systematic Review and Implications for Research. Altern Ther Health Med. 2021 Jan; 27(1):48-55.
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Felicilda-Reynaldo RFD, Choi SY, Driscoll SD, Albright CL. A National Survey of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use for Treatment Among Asian-Americans. J Immigr Minor Health. 2020 Aug; 22(4):762-770.
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Eaves ER, Hsu CW, DeBar LL, Livingston CJ, Ocker LE, McDonald SJ, Dillon-Sumner L, Ritenbaugh C. Whole Systems Within Whole Systems: The Oregon Health Plan's Expansion of Services for Back and Neck Pain. J Altern Complement Med. 2019 Mar; 25(S1):S61-S68.
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Lindly OJ, Thorburn S, Heisler K, Reyes NM, Zuckerman KE. Parents' Use of Complementary Health Approaches for Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. J Autism Dev Disord. 2018 05; 48(5):1803-1818.
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Lindly O, Thorburn S, Zuckerman K. Use and Nondisclosure of Complementary Health Approaches Among US Children with Developmental Disabilities. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2018 04; 39(3):217-227.
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Lindly O, Thorburn S, Heisler K, Reyes N, Zuckerman K. Parent disclosure of complementary health approaches used for children with autism spectrum disorder: Barriers and facilitators. Complement Ther Med. 2017 Dec; 35:47-52.
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Eaves ER, Howerter A, Nichter M, Floden L, Gordon JS, Ritenbaugh C, Muramoto ML. Implementation of tobacco cessation brief intervention in complementary and alternative medicine practice: qualitative evaluation. BMC Complement Altern Med. 2017 Jun 23; 17(1):331.
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Eaves ER, Nichter M, Howerter A, Floden L, Ritenbaugh C, Gordon JS, Muramoto ML. Printed Educational Materials' Impact on Tobacco Cessation Brief Interventions in CAM Practice: Patient and Practitioner Experiences. Health Promot Pract. 2016 11; 17(6):862-870.
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Zuckerman K, Lindly OJ, Chavez AE. Timeliness of Autism Spectrum Disorder Diagnosis and Use of Services Among U.S. Elementary School-Aged Children. Psychiatr Serv. 2017 01 01; 68(1):33-40.