Cognitive Anxiolytics
Herbal medicine Dosage Major/active constituents Key evidence Potential adverse effects Potential clinical use Clinical advice Brahmi (Bacopa monnieri) Acute: 320 mg or 640 mg of Brahmi extract Chronic: 300 mg/d…
The Need for Evidence-Based Herbal and Nutritional Anxiety Treatments in Psychiatry
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017David Camfield, Erica McIntyre and Jerome Sarris (eds.)Evidence-Based Herbal and Nutritional Treatments for Anxiety in Psychiatric Disorders10.1007/978-3-319-42307-4_1 1. The Need for Evidence-Based Herbal and Nutritional Anxiety Treatments in Psychiatry David A. Camfield1, 2 ,…
Adaptogens
Herbal medicine Dosage Major/active constituents Key evidence PotentialAEs Potentialclinical use Clinical advice Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) Total dose of 500–1000 mg/day dried extract standardised to withanolides, or 4–6 g/day root powder…
The Therapeutic Potential of Ayahuasca
Herbal medicine Dosage Major/Active Constituents Key evidence Potential AEs Potential clinical use Clinical advice Ayahuasca ( Psychotria viridis plus Banisteriopsis caapi; or B. caapi plus Diplopterys cabrerana) Variable dosage MAOI:…
Nutritional-Based Nutraceuticals in the Treatment of Anxiety
Herbal medicine Dosage Mechanisms of action Key evidence Potential AEs Potential clinical use Clinical advice MV/B vitamins B9 > 800 μg B12 > 1 mg HCy lowering, HPA axis regulation…
Treatments for Comorbid Anxiety and Mood Disorders
Nutraceutical Dosage Major/active constituents Key evidence Potential AEs Potential clinical use Clinical advice St John’s wort (Hypericum perforatum) 1 mg of hypericin per day (one or two times per day);…
Grief Reactions in Diagnostic Classifications of Mental Disorders
A. Event: Bereavement (loss of a significant other) from at least 6 months B. Separation distress: One (or more) of the following symptoms of persistent intense acute grief has been present for a…
Pharmacotherapy of Pathological Grief Responses
Authors (year) Design Population Duration Time since loss Drug Results Bereavement-related depression Jacobs et al. [8] Open-label (ITT) n = 10, age range = 26–65, 80% women 4 weeks Desipramine, 75–150 mg/day Depressive symptoms: 70% responders…
Two Psychosocial Interventions for Complicated Grief: Review of Principles and Evidence Base
© Springer Science+Business Media LLC 2018Eric Bui (ed.)Clinical Handbook of Bereavement and Grief Reactions Current Clinical Psychiatryhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65241-2_12 12. Two Psychosocial Interventions for Complicated Grief: Review of Principles and Evidence Base Emily B. O’Day1 and Elizabeth M. Goetter1, 2 …
Grief Reactions in the Elderly
Figure 6.1 fMRI studies provide data correlating behavioral dimensions of complicated grief with activity in underlying neurobiological substrates Table Citations: [95, 96, 99, 100, 105–107]. Evaluation—Clinical Presentation and Diagnosis Clinical…
