Psychiatry Weekly 2009 May 11;4(1)

Freeman M.

Staff Psychiatrist, Massachusetts General Hospital; Lecturer, Harvard Medical School

The class of “natural” nonpharmacologic treatments in psychiatry-omega-3 fatty acids, St. John’s wort, etc.-is probably best described as “integrative,” although the term “complementary and alternative medicine (CAM)” is more widely recognized.

Complementary approaches generally refer to those that would not be considered mainstream or conventional but would be consistent with general concepts of Western medicine. Alternative approaches are usually considered outside traditional Western conceptual frameworks.

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Panic attacks linked to poor prognosis in mood disorder patients

By Mark Cowen

MedWire News: A history of recurrent panic attacks is associated with a greater severity of depression-associated symptoms in patients with mood disorders, particularly those with bipolar disorder, research shows.

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