"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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| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2010 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 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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Understanding Cancer Survivorship Care Needs Using Amazon Reviews: Content Analysis, Algorithm Development, and Validation Study. JMIR Cancer. 2025 Sep 23; 11:e71102.
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A review of the efficacy of complementary and alternative Medicines in managing Pruritus. Arch Dermatol Res. 2024 Dec 07; 317(1):81.
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Perturbations in Microbiota Composition as a Novel Mediator in Neuropsychiatric, Neurological and Mental Disorders: Preventive and Therapeutic Complementary Therapies to Balance the Change. Curr Alzheimer Res. 2023; 20(4):213-223.
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Complementary and Alternative Medicine Therapies for Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Gastroenterol Clin North Am. 2021 09; 50(3):671-688.
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Implementing an inpatient integrative medicine consult service for children with pain: A qualitative analysis. Complement Ther Med. 2021 May; 58:102698.
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Addressing Pain With Inpatient Integrative Medicine at a Large Children's Hospital. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2019 06; 58(7):738-745.
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Employing Evidence in Evaluating Complementary Therapies: Findings from an Ethnography of Integrative Pain Management at a Large Urban Pediatric Hospital. J Altern Complement Med. 2019 Mar; 25(S1):S95-S105.
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Complementary and integrative medicine attitudes and perceived knowledge in a large pediatric residency program. Complement Ther Med. 2018 Apr; 37:133-135.
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Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use in Uninsured Children in Texas. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2017 Aug; 56(9):866-869.
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The benefits of understanding complementary medicine options for patients with male factor infertility. Asian J Androl. 2016 May-Jun; 18(3):419.