Behavioral Science - alternative medicine Flashcards
mutation in the MTHFR gene results in what?
cannot convert folate to l-methylfolate and renders the 1-carbon cycle defective makes it so that folate cannot cross the BBB
How can genes be turned off?
methylation
What is the 1 carbone cycle important for relating to psychiatry?
increases neurotransmitter levels
what can deficiency in B12 folate or s-anenosyl methionine (SAMe) cause?
deficiency in neurotransmitters
what substrate fish out and flax oil is of therapeutic value? what is the likely mechnism?
fatty acids
antiinflammatory
Is there evidence to support use of fish oil or flax oil as a treatment for bio-polar or MDD
no - data is equivocal
What is St. John’s Wort used to treat? is there evidence to support its use?
Depression - yes
Vitamin D deficiency can cause what psychiatric symtoms?
depression - replacement is thought to be useful but data is equivocal on whether it helps the depression
What alternative therapy has limited but reasonable evidence of benefit in treatment of PTSD
SKY Breathing (Yogic breathing)
Which alternative practice permits the individual to move out of the mind’s “noise,” thus reducing negative mental influences?
Mindfulnes therapy
What alternative therapy has reasonable evidence of benefit for anxiety disorder?
mindfulness therapy
What alternative therapy has significant evidence of benefit for depression? Possibly equivalent to pharmacotherapy?
acupuncture
What is an effective treatment for season effective disorder (SAD)?
Light therapy 30min daily 10000lux birght broad spectrum bulbs
A 28 year old patient has depression and wants to take a natural approach after he has had a partial response to his current antidepressant. Which of the following has the most research data to support its use now?
L-methylfolate Vitamin D Milk thistle Black cohosh Valerian root
L-methylfolate
