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Links to information about the use of complementary and alternative therapies and medicines for mental health conditions and stress, and for diseases that can affect mental health.
Updated June 2008
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Meditation
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Better Health Channel
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Meditation is the deliberate holding of one's attention on a subject, object or process. It may involve clearing the mind. Results can include feeling more 'alive', enhanced feelings of calm and heightened awareness. The regular practice of meditation offers many long-term health benefits, such as reduced stress and reduced blood pressure.
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Jul 2008
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Pharmacological interventions for clozapine-induced hypersalivation
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Clozapine is widely used for people with schizophrenia. Although agranulocytosis, weight gain, and cardiac problems are serious problems associated with its use, hypersalivation, sometimes of a gross and socially unacceptable quantity, is also common (30-80%).
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Jul 2008
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Stress - learning to relax
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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If you are feeling stressed, then you may be having trouble with sleeping and concentrating, and with being positive and hopeful. Your body may be trying to get you to recognise that it is feeling stressed by giving you headaches, making you feel sick, giving you indigestion, a fluttery feeling in the tummy, or any one of a number of other signs that are trying to show you that you need to relax. Here are some ideas to help you deal with stress.
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Jun 2008
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Breathing to reduce stress
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Better Health Channel
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Shallow, upper chest breathing is part of the typical stress response. By contrast, abdominal breathing soothes the nervous system and encourages a range of health benefits, such as reduced blood pressure. There are many methods for learning correct breathing techniques.
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Nov 2007
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Ayurvedic medicine for schizophrenia
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Ayurvedic medicine, developed in India more than 3000 years ago, is one of the oldest medical systems known to man. It is a complete and holistic science of healthy balanced living which views each person as an individual, with a unique mind-body consti...
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Aug 2007
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Therapeutic touch for anxiety disorders
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Anxiety disorders are a common occurrence in the general population and have considerable impact on quality of life. This review aimed to assess the effectiveness of therapeutic touch on anxiety disorders. However no randomised controlled trials investi...
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May 2007
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Acupuncture for vascular dementia
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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There is no evidence from randomized controlled trials to determine whether acupuncture provides any effect when treating people with vascular dementiaAcupuncture is used to treat vascular dementia, but because no randomised controlled trials of acupunc...
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Feb 2007
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Ginkgo biloba for cognitive impairment and dementia
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Ginkgo biloba appears to be safe in use with no excess adverse effects compared with placebo. Many of the early trials used unsatisfactory methods, were small, and publication bias cannot be excluded. Overall, evidence that Ginkgo has predictable and cl...
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Feb 2007
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Alternatives to HRT
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Women's Health Queensland Wide Inc
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Many women reaching menopause are unsure about whether or not to take hormone replacement therapy (HRT). This factsheet aims to provide women with information about possible alternatives to taking HRT, including lifestyle changes like nutrition, exercise and stress management as well as the use of phytoestrogens, natural progesterone, wild yam creams, herbal medicine, counselling and support.
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Jan 2007
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Kinesiology
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Better Health Channel
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Kinesiology means 'the study of movement'. It's also used to describe a form of therapy that uses muscle monitoring (biofeedback) to look at what may be causing 'imbalances' in the body. The kinesiology approach examines unresolved stress reactions in a person and provides techniques to assist the body's natural healing process.
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Jan 2007
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Yizhi capsule for vascular dementia
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Vascular dementia (VD) is a syndrome or diagnosis that has different causes and clinical manifestations relating to several different vascular mechanisms and changes in the brain. It influences a patient's quality of life seriously. 'Yizhi capsule' is b...
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Dec 2006
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Managing stress
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Novita Children's Services
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Information is provided about stress, what it is and what causes it. Lots of practical suggestions are also provided for constructively dealing with stress.
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Nov 2006
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Drama therapy for schizophrenia or schizophrenia-like illnesses
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Drama therapy is one of the creative therapies suggested to be of value as an adjunctive treatment for people with schizophrenia or schizophrenia-like illnesses. Randomised studies have been successfully conducted in this area but poor study reporting m...
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Nov 2006
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Passiflora for anxiety disorder
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Anxiety is a very common mental health problem in the general population. Passiflora, a herbal medicine, could be an option for treating anxiety if shown to be effective and safe. This review summarised the evidence from currently available studies on p...
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Nov 2006
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Anxiety disorders
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Women's Health Queensland Wide Inc
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There are different types of anxiety disorders including generalised anxiety disorder, panic disorder, social anxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder. This factsheet looks at risk factors, diagnosis and treatment options.
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Sep 2006
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Valerian for anxiety disorders
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Anxiety disorders are a very common mental health problem in the community. Most of the medications used to treat anxiety have side effects. Valerian is a phytotherapeutic medication frequently used for insomnia. The aim of this study was to investigate...
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Aug 2006
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Menopause management
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The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health
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Not all the symptoms experienced by women in midlife are the result of declining oestrogen levels. Herbal therapies may manage mood changes such as anxious thoughts and depressed feelings, as well as fatigue and low energy.
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Dec 2005
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Acupuncture and related interventions for smoking cessation
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Acupuncture is a traditional Chinese therapy, generally using needles to stimulate particular points in the body. Acupuncture is used with the aim of reducing the withdrawal symptoms people experience when they try to quit smoking. Related therapies inc...
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Oct 2005
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Chinese herbal medicine for schizophrenia
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Antipsychotic medication is the mainstay of treatment for people with schizophrenia, and although effective, still leaves some people with distressing symptoms and/or disabling adverse effects. Safer and more effective health care interventions are need...
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Aug 2005
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