Objective: The aim of this paper is to inform psychiatrists about the basic priniciples,
terminology, schools of thought, efficacy, safety and regulatory issues regarding herbal …

Herbal products are becoming increasingly mainstream. This is not simply a comment on
their popularity, but on the level and rigor of scientific research and acceptance by clinical …

Patients' use of alternative and complementary health services has created a need for
physicians to become informed about the current literature regarding these treatments …

Natural and herbal remedies, also known as “alternative” or “complementary” medicines,
have grown tremendously in popularity over the past two decades, becoming a major …

* Many of your patients may be self-treating with herbal preparations. Ask candidly about this
possibility, and become familiar with the increasing evidence on efficacy and safety of …

This paper reports a critical review of 27 herbal medicines and formulas in treating a broad
range of psychiatric disorders (in addition to anxiety and depression), including obsessive …

Consultation-liaison psychiatrists evaluate a wide variety of patients who are often
disillusioned with conventional medical care and are seeking to gain some measure of …

Growing numbers of people throughout the United States (40% in 1998) are using various
forms of alternative therapies. A MEDLINE literature search of journals from the past three …

Objectives: Herbs are frequently and concurrently used with prescribed drugs by patients
worldwide. While clinical trials have found some herbs to be as useful as standard …

Objective: This study aims to ascertain the experience and views of psychiatrists in relation
to St John's Wort and alternative treatments generally. Method: A questionnaire was posted …