Anxiety, depression, and insomnia.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Review
- Population
- Patients with depression, anxiety, and insomnia
- Intervention
- Anxiety, depression, and insomnia. None
- Comparator
- None
- Primary Outcome
- Evidence for alternative treatments for depression, anxiety, and insomnia
- Effect Direction
- Mixed
- Risk of Bias
- Unclear
Abstract
Evidence for alternative treatments for depression, anxiety, and insomnia are reviewed in this article. Treatment of depression with St. John's wort, L-tryptophan, 5-hydroxytryptophan, S-adenosylmethionine, dehydroepiandosterone, folate, exercise, acupuncture, and meditation are examined. Evidence for the efficacy of kava kava, exercise, relaxation therapies, and acupuncture in treatment anxiety is reviewed. The use of valerian, melatonin, chamomile, passionflower, exercise, acupuncture, and behavioral therapies (i.e., sleep restriction, stimulus control, relaxation, and sleep hygiene) for insomnia is discussed.
TL;DR
Evidence for alternative treatments for depression, anxiety, and insomnia are reviewed and the use of valerian, melatonin, chamomile, passionflower, exercise, acupuncture, and behavioral therapies (i.e., sleep restriction, stimulus control, relaxation, and sleep hygiene) for insomnia is discussed.