"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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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Complementary Therapies" by people in this website by year, and whether "Complementary Therapies" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2003 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2004 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2005 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2008 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2009 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2010 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 2011 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2014 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2017 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Complementary Therapies" by people in Profiles.
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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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Establishing an Integrative Oncology Service: Essential Aspects of Program Development. Curr Oncol Rep. 2024 03; 26(3):200-211.
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Integrative Medicine for Ovarian Cancer. Curr Oncol Rep. 2023 06; 25(6):559-568.
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Complementary and Integrative Medicine in Pancreatic Cancer. Curr Oncol Rep. 2023 03; 25(3):231-242.
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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 Medicines in the Management of Heart Failure: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Circulation. 2023 01 10; 147(2):e4-e30.
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Managing Pain and Discomfort in Children with Cancer. Curr Oncol Rep. 2022 08; 24(8):961-973.
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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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Integrative Medicine: Adjunctive Element or Essential Ingredient in Palliative and Supportive Cancer Care? J Altern Complement Med. 2020 Sep; 26(9):779-783.