"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".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Complementary Therapies".
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 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1997 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1998 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 1999 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2000 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2001 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2002 | 19 | 5 | 24 |
| 2003 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2004 | 10 | 5 | 15 |
| 2005 | 14 | 7 | 21 |
| 2006 | 16 | 1 | 17 |
| 2007 | 18 | 1 | 19 |
| 2008 | 12 | 5 | 17 |
| 2009 | 10 | 5 | 15 |
| 2010 | 11 | 6 | 17 |
| 2011 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2012 | 13 | 3 | 16 |
| 2013 | 13 | 3 | 16 |
| 2014 | 13 | 3 | 16 |
| 2015 | 17 | 6 | 23 |
| 2016 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2017 | 12 | 5 | 17 |
| 2018 | 13 | 3 | 16 |
| 2019 | 11 | 4 | 15 |
| 2020 | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| 2021 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2022 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2024 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Complementary Therapies" by people in Profiles.
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Integrative Oncology: Incorporating Evidence-Based Approaches for Patients With GI Cancers. Am Soc Clin Oncol Educ Book. 2025 Jan; 45(1):e471734.
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Are Virtual Complementary and Integrative Therapies as Effective as In-Person Therapies? Examining Patient-Reported Outcomes Among Veterans with Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain. Telemed J E Health. 2025 Feb; 31(2):176-184.
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Treatments for ADHD in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review. Pediatrics. 2024 Apr 01; 153(4).
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Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Hidradenitis Suppurativa Discussed on TikTok: A Cross-Sectional Analysis. J Drugs Dermatol. 2024 Mar 01; 23(3):e93-e96.
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Utilization of Traditional Complementary and Alternative Medicine Across Ethnically Diverse Asian Americans. J Immigr Minor Health. 2024 Jun; 26(3):527-538.
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Mapping Evidence-Based Non-Opioid and Non-Pharmacological Pain Management Modalities Across Minnesota: The Non-Opioid Pain Alleviation Information Network Project. J Integr Complement Med. 2024 Jul; 30(7):645-653.
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Promoting whole person health: Exploring the role of traditional Chinese medicine in Polish healthcare. J Integr Med. 2023 11; 21(6):509-517.
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Complementary and alternative medicine use among people living with HIV in Shiraz, Southern Iran. Front Public Health. 2023; 11:1206665.
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US South Asian Youths' Perspectives on the Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM). J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2024 Aug; 11(4):2044-2054.
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Top Ten Tips Palliative Care Clinicians Should Know About Integrative Palliative Care. J Palliat Med. 2023 12; 26(12):1719-1727.