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…
Hospice Services and Grief Support Groups
© 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_11 11. Hospice Services and Grief Support Groups Angela R. Ghesquiere1 (1) Brookdale Center for Healthy Aging, Hunter College of…
Supporting Grieving Students in the Aftermath of a School Crisis
© 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_10 10. Supporting Grieving Students in the Aftermath of a School Crisis David J. Schonfeld1 and Thomas Demaria1 (1) National Center…
Grief: From Normal to Pathological Reactions
Complicated grief Prolonged grief disorder Persistent complex bereavement disorder 1. Yearning/longing for the deceased ✓ ✓ ✓ 2. Intense feelings of sorrow/emotional pain ✓ 3. Thoughts/images of deceased ✓ …
Helping Grieving Children and Adolescents
Indication Recommendation Does the child show clinically elevated grief-related distress, depression, anxiety or functional impairment on objective, normed measures of functioning? If so, assessment and treatment with a qualified mental…
