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General
What do the terms complementary, alternative, integrative, and functional medicine mean?
Which nutraceuticals or phytoceuticals do experts definitely “recommend” for psychiatric disorders?
Complementary and alternative medicines (CAM) for depressive disorders
Complementary/ herbal products can sometimes cause mania
Complementary and alternative medicines: Online resources
Interactions between herbal and psychotropic medications
Kosher medications, vitamins, and supplements: Specific products
Which CAM products can cause or contribute to insomnia?
Ashwagandha
What is ashwagandha used for?
Should we recommend ashwagandha for anxiety disorders or anxiety symptoms?
What side effects (common or serious) can occur with ashwagandha (Withania somnifera)?
How to check for drug interactions with an herbal product like ashwagandha
Cannabidiol (CBD)
What is cannabidiol (CBD)?
Cannabidiol (CBD): Clinical experience
Cannabidiol for schizophrenia or other psychotic disorders? An overview
What did randomized, double-blind clinical trials of cannabidiol in schizophrenia find?
GABA
Lithium orotate
L-theanine
Magnesium
Basic facts about magnesium for mental health clinicians
Commonly used medications that can cause magnesium deficiency
Magnesium supplement for suspected alcohol/ medication-induced deficiency?
Which type of magnesium supplement to recommend
When should we worry that our patient is taking too much magnesium?
N-acetylcysteine (NAC)
What is N-acetylcysteine (NAC)?
Tips on how exactly to prescribe NAC
N-acetylcysteine (NAC): Contraindications and potential adverse effects
What the FDA is saying about N-acetylcysteine (NAC) and how that is affecting us
N-acetylcysteine for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)?
N-acetylcysteine (NAC) for trichotillomania?
N-acetylcysteine (NAC) for Excoriation (skin picking) disorder?
Omega-3 fatty acids
Omega-3 Fatty Acids in Mental Health
Omega-3 Fatty Acids for Depressive Disorders?
Omega-3 fatty acids for the treatment of hypertriglyceridemia
Which Omega-3 Supplement?
What to do if fish oil supplements cause nausea, burping, or a fishy aftertaste
Which Omega-3 Fatty Acids for Vegetarian and Vegan Patients?
Omega-3-Acid Ethyl Esters (Lovaza®): Basic information
S-adenosylmethionine (SAMe)
Yoga
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