St John's wort
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St John's Wort - BluePages
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St John’s wort as a depression treatment
St John’s wort (hypericum perforatum) is a perennial herb with a yellow flower that has been used to treat nervous conditions since ancient Greek times.
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Herbal and dietary supplements
The use of herbal medicines is common. Herbal medicine is defined as a plant-derived product used for medicinal and health purposes; commonly used herbal supplements include echinacea, garlic, ginseng, ginkgo biloba, St John’s wort and valerian.
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Complementary Therapies and mental illness.
What are complementary therapies? These are ways of helping yourself stay healthy which complement medical treatment. While these can be useful, care needs to be taken, especially when you have a mental illness. Some people use them instead of medical treatment or without consulting their doctor – this can be dangerous as substances used in ‘natural’ therapy are not required to undergo the same rigorous tests for safety as prescribed medications. The term ‘natural’ is also misleading, as most prescribed medications are actually derived from natural substances too.
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Mood Changes/Depression | myVMC
Treatment for depression information, Symptom of manic depression test for mood disorders
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Vitamins, Supplements and Cancer | myVMC
Many cancer survivors use supplements to try to strengthen their immune system, help them to feel better, and to cope with stress. Most believe that there is a benefit in taking dietary supplements. Cancer patients will often home-research various herbal remedies and preparations, and then ask their oncologist whether or not it is all right to take them.
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Passion flower - BluePages
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Complementary medicines – reveal all to your pharmacist to stay safe | NPS MedicineWise
With almost 7 million Australians taking some form of complementary medicine every day*, NPS MedicineWise is reminding people that complementary medicines should be treated like other medicines.
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Treatments for depression
A large number of different treatments are available for depression and new treatments (particularly medications) regularly appear.
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St John’s wort as a depression treatment
St John’s wort (hypericum perforatum) is a perennial herb with a yellow flower that has been used to treat nervous conditions since ancient Greek times.
Read more on Black Dog Institute website
Paroxetine versus other anti-depressive agents for depression | Cochrane
Major depression is a severe mental illness characterised by a persistent and unreactive low mood and loss of all interest and pleasure, usually accompanied by a range of symptoms such as appetite change, sleep disturbance, fatigue, loss of energy, poor concentration, inappropriate guilt and morbid thoughts of death. Although medication and psychological treatments are both effective for major depression, antidepressant drugs remain the mainstay of treatment in moderate to severe major depression. However, head-to-head comparisons of such drugs provide contrasting findings as to whether they are effective.
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Antidepressants for treating neuropathic pain | Cochrane
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Medication as a treatment for long-term medically unexplained physical symptoms (somatoform disorders): a review of the evidence | Cochrane
Medication as a treatment for long-term medically unexplained physical symptoms (somatoform disorders): a review of the evidence
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Do medications used to treat depression help smokers who are trying to quit | Cochrane
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Treatments for depression
A large number of different treatments are available for depression and new treatments (particularly medications) regularly appear.
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NonHormonal Treatments for Menopausal Symptoms - Australasian Menopause Society
Many women request non-hormonal treatments for menopausal symptoms. This information sheet addresses the evidence concerning safety and efficacy of currently available non-hormonal treatments for menopausal symptoms
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Pharmacovigilance in palliative care | Issue 6 | Volume 37 | Australian Prescriber
Patients receiving palliative care are at high risk of adverse effects from drugs. As these effects can be difficult to distinguish from the symptoms of the...
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Managing obsessive compulsive disorder | Issue 4 | Volume 38 | Australian Prescriber
Unlike obsessive compulsive personality traits or occasional repetitive habits, obsessive compulsive disorder can be highly distressing and associated with...
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Update on medicines for smoking cessation | Issue 4 | Volume 38 | Australian Prescriber
Persistent cigarette smokers usually have a nicotine addiction. This addiction has a chronic relapsing and sometimes remitting course and may persist...
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