Natural medications for psychiatric disorders : considering the alternatives

Mischoulon, David. (Added Author). Rosenbaum, J. F. (Jerrold F.) (Added Author).

Record details

ISBN: 9780781767620
ISBN: 0781767628
Physical Description: print
xiv, 366 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2008.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

I. General considerations about CAM -- 1. Complementary and alternative medicine in society : an introduction / David Mischoulon and Jerrold F. Rosenbaum -- 2. Evaluating the data : limitations of research and quality assurance issues regarding natural remedies / Maurizio Fava and David Mischoulon -- II. Treatment of mood disorders -- 3. St. John's Wort : a critical evaluation of the evidence for antidepressant effects / Andrew A. Nierenberg, Hannah G. Lund and David Mischoulon -- 4. Omega-3 fatty acids in mood disorders : a review of neurobiologic and clinical actions / Andrew L. Stoll -- 5. One-carbon metabolism and the treatment of depression : roles of s-adenosyl-L-methionine and folate / Jonathan E. Alpert, George I. Papakostas and David Mischoulon -- 6. Dehydroepiandrosterone in the treatment of neuropsychiatric conditions / Owen M. Wolkowitz, Victor I. Reus, Nicole Maninger and Synthia Mellon -- 7. Inositol in the treatment of psychiatric disorders / Robert H. Belmaker and Joseph Levine -- III. Treatment of anxiety and sleep disorders -- 8. Herbal remedies for anxiety and insomnia : kava and valerian / David Mischoulon -- 9. Therapeutic potential of melatonin in sleep and circadian disorders / Irina V. Zhdanova and Leah Friedman --