Alternatives to Antidepressant Medications WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Alternatives to Antidepressant Medications
Alternatives to antidepressant medications are becoming more commonplace due to the side effects of antidepressants. Some of the alternatives to antidepressants include herbs, aromatherapy, psychotherapy and relaxation therapy. Studies show that about 53% of adults diagnosed with depression used some type of alternative therapy in their treatment.1
Fast Facts:
- St. John's wort is an herb that increases serotonin in the brain, which helps with depression.2
- In some cases, psychotherapy may be as effective as prescription antidepressants.3
- Herbal or dietary supplements can interfere with prescription medications.4
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Research Notes References
- ↑ Alternative Therapies For Depression
- ↑ Herbs for Depression
- ↑ The Attributes Of Psychotherapy For Depression
- ↑ Depression (Major Depression) Alternative Medicine
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- Contributor: Misty Staker
- Reviewer: Emily Lapkin
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 14, 2009
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- Contributor: Misty Staker
- Reviewer: Emily Lapkin
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Alternatives to antidepressants, Antidepressant Alternatives, Non-antidepressants, Non Antidepressants
- Last update: Jun. 11, 2009
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.