Complementary and Integrative Therapies for Psychiatric Disorders, An Issue of Psychiatric ClinicsThat patients self-treat for such disorders as anxiety, depression, addictions, sleep disorders, attention deficit, is no surprise among psychiatrists. Hearing from patients, or parents of patients who use alternative therapies on themselves or their children, more scientifically-based facts are needed on non-pharmacologic, non–analysis approaches. The Guest Editors of this issue in Psychiatric Clinics have been using, researching, and analyzing alternative approaches since the 1990s and present a scientifically based presentation of select therapies, such as Nutrients, Herbals, Off-label Medication uses, Mind-Body approaches, Meditation, Hypnosis, Electrotherapy, Light treatments and more. Mechanisms of action, Outcomes, Evidence, and Complications are part of the outline for this material, with intent to provide the most current and the strongest science available. |
Contents
Complementary Alternative and Integrative | |
Omega3 Fatty Acidsin Psychiatry | |
Nutrients for Prevention and Treatment of Mental Health Disorders | |
Phytomedicines for Prevention andTreatment of MentalHealth Disorders | |
St Johns Wort for the Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders | |
Ginkgo biloba | |
Adaptogens inMentaland Behavioral Disorders | |
Science oftheMind | |
Breathing Practicesfor Treatmentof Psychiatric and StressRelated Medical | |
Appendix References Appendix References Mindfulness Meditation Practices as Adjunctive Treatments for Psychiatric Disorders | |
Open Focus Attention Training | |
Neurofeedback | |
Cranial ElectrotherapyStimulation forTreatment ofAnxiety Depression | |
Stimulation | |
Perinatal Depression and Anxiety | |
YogaBased Meditation And Mind Body Regulation | |
Tai Chi and Qigong for the Treatment and Prevention of Mental Disorders | |
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