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Background Over the past several decades, complementary and alternative medications
have increasingly become a part of everyday treatment. With the rising cost of prescription …

Stress and anxiety is a very complex and common mental disorder. The main inhibitory
neurotransmitter is γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA), which is present in the mammalian brain …

Drugs used to treat anxiety have many negative side effects including addiction, depression,
suicide, seizures, sexual dysfunction, headaches and more. Anxiolytic medications do not …

This chapter was included in the current book because of the high degree of comorbidity
between anxiety and mood disorders that are commonly experienced by physicians when …

A common theme today across many media articles about herbal and nutritional treatments
is there is no valid evidence for their efficacy, and the risk of harm is high due to potential …

Anxiety disorders comprise the most common group of mental disorders to affect the general
population in the United States. These disorders are heterogeneous in nature, highly …

This chapter will present clinical evidence for the efficacy of herbal treatments which address
symptoms of anxiety primarily via their effects on cognitive functioning. Brahmi (Bacopa …

Anxiety is a negative emotional state that is characterized by unease, discomfort, and fear in
response to a known or unknown threat. Regardless of gender, age, religion, ethnicity, or …

The information used in this work was obtained mainly from PubMed, PsycARTICLES,
PsycCRITIQUES, and PsycINFO. It was retrieved using the keywords “mental …