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The effectiveness of art therapy for anxiety in adults: A systematic review of randomised and non-randomised controlled trials by Abbing, Annemarie, Ponstein, Anne, van Hooren, Susan, de Sonneville, Leo, Swaab, Hanna, Baars, Erik

“…Anxiety disorders are one of the most diagnosed mental health disorders. Common treatment consists of cognitive behavioral therapy and pharmacotherapy. In…”
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Patients whose GP knows complementary medicine tend to have lower costs and live longer by Kooreman, Peter, Baars, Erik W.

“…Background Health economists have largely ignored complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) as an area of research, although both clinical experiences and…”
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Whole Medical Systems versus the System of Conventional Biomedicine: A Critical, Narrative Review of Similarities, Differences, and Factors That Promote the Integration Process by Baars, Erik W., Hamre, Harald J.

“…Background. There is an increasing need for a worldwide professional integration of conventional medicine and traditional/complementary whole medical systems…”
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The Effectiveness of Art Therapy for Anxiety in Adult Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Abbing, Annemarie, Baars, Erik W, de Sonneville, Leo, Ponstein, Anne S, Swaab, Hanna

“…Art therapy (AT) as a treatment option for anxiety is regularly employed in clinical practice, but scientific evidence for its effectiveness is lacking, since…”
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Anxiety reduction through art therapy in women. Exploring stress regulation and executive functioning as underlying neurocognitive mechanisms by Abbing, Annemarie, de Sonneville, Leo, Baars, Erik, Bourne, Daniëlle, Swaab, Hanna

“…To explore possible working mechanisms of anxiety reduction in women with anxiety disorders, treated with art therapy (AT). A RCT comparing AT versus waiting…”
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Mechanistic Evidence of Andrographis paniculata (Burm. f.) Wall. ex Nees, Pelargonium sidoides DC., Echinacea Species and a Combination of Hedera helix L., Primula veris L./Primula elatior L. and Thymus vulgaris L./Thymus zygis L. in the Treatment of Acute, Uncomplicated Respiratory Tract Infections: A Systematic Literature Review and Expert Interviews by Veldman, Liesbeth B. M., Belt-Van Zoen, Eefje, Baars, Erik W.

“…Reducing inappropriate antibiotic (AB) use by using effective non-antibiotic treatments is one strategy to prevent and reduce antimicrobial resistance (AMR)…”
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Patient-reported quality of care in anthroposophic and integrative medicine: A scoping review by Koster, Evi B., Baars, Erik W., Delnoij, Diana M.J.

“…•Patient-reported quality of care in AM/IM is not measured in a standardised way.•Patient-involvement in developing relevant AM/IM measures is generally quite…”
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A 6-year comparative economic evaluation of healthcare costs and mortality rates of Dutch patients from conventional and CAM GPs by Baars, Erik W, Kooreman, Peter

“…Objectives To compare healthcare costs and mortality rates of Dutch patients with a conventional (CON) general practitioner (GP) and patients with a GP who has…”
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Statement to an Insufficient Systematic Review on Viscum album L. Therapy by Schad, Friedemann, Galun, Daniel, Breitkreuz, Thomas, Huber, Roman, Martin, David D., Baars, Erik W., Hofheinz, Ralf-Dieter, Thronicke, Anja, Matthes, H., Bar-Sela, Gil

“…Background. Up to 88% of oncological patients apply complementary therapies and up to 77% apply complementary mistletoe therapy in the context of integrative…”
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The Contribution of Complementary and Alternative Medicine to Reduce Antibiotic Use: A Narrative Review of Health Concepts, Prevention, and Treatment Strategies by Baars, Erik W., Zoen, Eefje Belt-van, Breitkreuz, Thomas, Martin, David, Matthes, Harald, Schoen-Angerer, Tido von, Soldner, Georg, Vagedes, Jan, Wietmarschen, Herman van, Patijn, Olga, Willcox, Merlin, Flotow, Paschen von, Teut, Michael, Ammon, Klaus von, Thangavelu, Madan, Wolf, Ursula, Hummelsberger, Josef, Nicolai, Ton, Hartemann, Philippe, Szőke, Henrik, McIntyre, Michael, Werf, Esther T. van der, Huber, Roman

“…Aim. The aim of this narrative review was to explore the potential contributions of CAM to reduce antibiotic use. Methods. We searched PubMed, Embase, and…”
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Effectiveness of herbal medicines to prevent and control symptoms of urinary tract infections and to reduce antibiotic use: A literature review by van Wietmarschen, Herman, van Steenbergen, Noortje, van der Werf, Esther, Baars, Erik

“…Antimicrobial resistance is a rapidly growing global issue affecting the effective treatment of infectious diseases. This provides a window of opportunity for…”
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Patient-centered outcomes on quality of life and anthroposophic healthcare: a qualitative triangulation study by Koster, Evi B., Baars, Erik W., Delnoij, Diana M. J.

“…Purpose To provide a qualitative investigation of aspects that matter to patients regarding quality of life (QOL) and other perceived treatment effects of…”
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Do NHS GP surgeries employing GPs additionally trained in integrative or complementary medicine have lower antibiotic prescribing rates? Retrospective cross-sectional analysis of national primary care prescribing data in England in 2016 by van der Werf, Esther T, Duncan, Lorna J, Flotow, Paschen von, Baars, Erik W

“…ObjectiveTo determine differences in antibiotic prescription rates between conventional General Practice (GP) surgeries and GP surgeries employing general…”
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Adverse drug reactions to anthroposophic and homeopathic solutions for injection: a systematic evaluation of German pharmacovigilance databases by Jong, Miek C., Jong, Mats U., Baars, Erik W.

“…ABSTRACT Purpose Medicinal solutions for injection are frequently applied in anthroposophic medicine and homeopathy. Despite their extensive use, there is…”
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An assessment of the scientific status of anthroposophic medicine, applying criteria from the philosophy of science by Baars, Erik W., Kiene, Helmut, Kienle, Gunver S., Heusser, Peter, Hamre, Harald J.

“…•To our knowledge this is the first philosophical analysis of a whole medical system, using criteria from contemporary philosophy of science.•Assessing the…”
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Safety of Anthroposophic Medicinal Products: An Analysis of Adverse Drug Reactions from German Pharmacovigilance Databases by Jong, Miek C., van Wietmarschen, Herman, Glockmann, Anja, Baars, Erik W., Hamre, Harald J.

“…Background Anthroposophic medicinal products (AMPs) are widely used in Europe and world-wide. Objective To determine the frequency of reported adverse drug…”
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Corrigendum to “The Contribution of Complementary and Alternative Medicine to Reduce Antibiotic Use: A Narrative Review of Health Concepts, Prevention, and Treatment Strategies” by Baars, Erik W., Belt-van Zoen, Eefje, Breitkreuz, Thomas, Martin, David, Matthes, Harald, von Schoen-Angerer, Tido, Soldner, Georg, Vagedes, Jan, van Wietmarschen, Herman, Patijn, Olga, Willcox, Merlin, von Flotow, Paschen, Teut, Michael, von Ammon, Klaus, Thangavelu, Madan, Wolf, Ursula, Hummelsberger, Josef, Nicolai, Ton, Hartemann, Philippe, Szőke, Henrik, McIntyre, Michael, van der Werf, Esther T., Huber, Roman

“…[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1155/2019/5365608.]…”
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The consumer quality index anthroposophic healthcare: a construction and validation study by Koster, Evi B, Ong, Rob R S, Heybroek, Rachel, Delnoij, Diana M J, Baars, Erik W

“…Accounting for the patients' perspective on quality of care has become increasingly important in the development of Evidence Based Medicine as well as in…”
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The Contribution of Anthroposophic Medicine to Self-Management: An Exploration of Concepts, Evidence, and Patient Perspectives by Baars, Erik W, Koster, Evi B, Verhoef, John

“…In Western healthcare policies, promotion of self-management of patients is an important topic. Currently, there is also a worldwide interest in the…”
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Antibiotic Use in Children with Acute Respiratory or Ear Infections: Prospective Observational Comparison of Anthroposophic and Conventional Treatment under Routine Primary Care Conditions by Kienle, Gunver, Baars, Erik W., Riley, David S., Schwarz, Reinhard, Glockmann, Anja, Hamre, Harald J., Kiene, Helmut

“…Children with acute respiratory or ear infections (RTI/OM) are often unnecessarily prescribed antibiotics. Antibiotic resistance is a major public health…”
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