St John's wort
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St John's Wort
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St John's Wort - BluePages
St John's wort (Latin name: Hypericum perforatum) is a small plant with a yellow flower that grows wild in Australia and many parts of the world. It is a traditional herbal remedy in Europe, but has only recently been studied scientifically.
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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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Remotiv Tablets - Consumer Medicines Information leaflets of prescription and over-the-counter medicines
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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
What are complementary therapies? These are ways of helping yourself stay healthy which complement medical treatment. While these can be useful, care...
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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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SAMe or SAM-e - BluePages
SAMe (pronounced 'Sammy') is short for S-adenosylmethionine. It is a chemical that is produced in the body. No food has SAMe.
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Saffron - BluePages
Saffron is a spice which comes from a Mediterranean flower called Crocus Sativus. It is used as a treatment in traditional Chinese and Middle Eastern medicine. Usually, the middle part (stigma) of the flower is used. Sometimes the petals are used as they cost less.
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Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) for depression - myDr.com.au
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs): find out how these antidepressants work and about side effects and interactions with other medicines.
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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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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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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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Oral targeted therapy for cancer | Issue 5 | Volume 38 | Australian Prescriber
Oral targeted therapies are increasingly being used to treat cancer. They work by interfering with specific molecules or pathways involved in tumour...
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