Behav. Sci. CAM.

Question 1

ancient helaing systems

Answer 1

long before conventional western medicine and include indian/chinese shit

Question 2

hemeopathy

Answer 2

uses minute doses of a substance that cause symptoms to stimulate the body’s self-healing response

Question 3

naturopathy

Answer 3

focuses on noninvasive treatments to help your body do its own healing and uses a variety of practices, such as massage, acupuncture, herbal remedies, exercise, lifestyle counseling

Question 4

mind-body medicine examples

Answer 4

meditation, prayer, relaxation and art therapies (meditation most effective)

Question 5

biologically based practices

Answer 5

dietary supplements and herbal remedies

Question 6

manipulative and body based practices - and examples

Answer 6

use human touch to move or manipulate a specific part of body. chiropractic and osteopathic manipulation and massage

Question 7

energy medicine

Answer 7

some bullshit about an invisible energy flow through body and it being blocked/unbalanced causing you to become sick. chi, prana, life force

Question 8

why little research on CAM?

Answer 8

usually paid for by big companies - fewer resources available to support trials of CAM therpies

Question 9

CAM in psychiatry

Answer 9

diet (increased fruits, veggies), exercise (reset circadian clock, improve energy)

Question 10

1 carbon cycle

Answer 10

for methylation, increases neurotransmitters, folate, B12, SAMe all implicated

Question 11

mutation in MTHFR gene

Answer 11

cannot convert folate to l-methylfolate and cycle is defective - folate cannot cross the BBB

Question 12

fatty acids and psych

Answer 12

found in fish oil/flax seed oil - antiinflammatory - maybe helpful in bipolar and major depressive disorders

Question 13

st john’s wort

Answer 13

many trials support - antidepressants

Question 14

vit d

Answer 14

deficiency associated with depression - treatment not proven helpful unless low vit D

Question 15

zinc, calcium, magnesium

Answer 15

little supportive data

Question 16

breathing, yoga, mindfulness

Answer 16

limited evidence that it may lower PTSD and depressive symptoms - meditation part has reasonable data for anxiety control

Question 17

acupuncture

Answer 17

in depression, open label trials show good effectiveness - too much variability for anxiety but maybe

Question 18

light therapy for depression

Answer 18

best data*** for seasonal depression - 30 min daily 10000 lux bright broad spectrum light

Question 19

final conclusion for CAM treatment in psychiatry

Answer 19

reasonable and some evidence - should be part of routine informed consent - data less stringent but approaches are often safer and less side effects (DO have some side effects though)