depression anxiety treatment
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FACT SHEET 14
What other treatments areavailable for depressionand anxiety?
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Its not uncommon or people with depression
or anxiety to try to manage the illness
themselves. Its important to know that while
there are other non-medical treatments
available these may be either helpul or harmul.
Treatments that are helpul include increasing
physical exercise or getting enough sleep.
Harmul strategies include drinking morealcohol and smoking marijuana.
Some non-medical treatments have undergone
scientifc testing and may be tried i the
depression or anxiety is not severe or lie-
threatening. The tables below show the range
o other treatments available and the evidence
or their use in treating depression (Table )
and anxiety (Table 2). Treatments in the Poor
Evidence box need more research to determinetheir helpulness.
TAblE 1. EvidEnCE-bASE oF AlTErnATivE TrEATmEnTS For dEprESSion
Good EvidEnCE SomE EvidEnCE poor EvidEnCE
StJohnsWort(herb)f
Physicalexercise
Sel-helpbooksinvolvingCognitive
BehaviourTherapy
Lighttherapy(orwinterorseasonal
depression)
Acupuncture
Lighttherapy(ornon-seasonal
depression)
Massagetherapy
Negativeairionisation(orwinter
depression)
Relaxationtherapy
SAMe(S-Adenosylmethionine)*
Folate
Yogabreathingexercises
Ginseng
Lemonbalm
Painkillers
Vervain#
Colourtherapy
Prayer
Chocolate
*SAMeisanaminoacidthatoccursnaturallyincells.
#Vervainisatraditionalherbalremedyordepressionconsistingotheaerialpartsoaoweringplant.Source:JormAF,ChristensenH,GrifthsKM,RodgersB.Eectiveness
ocomplementaryandsel-helptreatmentsordepression.MJA2002;176SupplMay20:p.S84-96.fStJohnsWortisaplant(hypessricumperoratum).
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TAblE 2. EvidEnCE-bASE oF AlTErnATivE TrEATmEnTS For AnxiETy
Good EvidEnCE* SomE EvidEnCE* poor EvidEnCE*
Physicalexercise
Relaxationtherapy
Bibliotherapyf
Acupuncture
Music
Autogenictraining#
Meditation
Inositol##
Alcoholavoidance
Dance/movementtherapy
Bachowerremedies
Berocca
Ginger
GotuKola
Herbalpreparations
Homeopathy
Lemongrass Licorice
Magnesium
Passionower
St.JohnsWort
Valerian
VitaminC
5-Hydroxtrytaphan
Aromatherapy
Hydrotherapy
Massage/touchtherapy
Humour Prayer
Yoga
Caeinereduction
Carbohydraterich,protein-poordiet
Nicotineavoidance
*Theevidenceorthealternativetreatmentsinthiscolumnpertainstospecifctypesoanxietydisordersrangingromgeneralisedanxietydisordertoobsessivecompulsivedisorder.
#Autogenictrainingisasel-relaxationprocedurethatisbasedonpassiveconcentrationonbodilyperceptions(eg.heavinessandwarmtholegs).
##IInositolisanisomeroglucoseanditoccursinthenormalhumandietwitharoundonegramperdaybeingconsumed.Source:JormAF,ChristensenH,GrifthsKM,ParslowRA,
RodgersB,BlewittKA.Eectivenessocomplementaryandsel-helptreatmentsoranxietydisorders.MJA.
f Bibliotherapyistheuseowrittenmaterialsorcomputerprograms,orlisteningtoorviewingaudiotapesorvideotapes,orthepurposeogainingunderstandingorsolvingproblems
relevanttoapersonsdevelopmentortherapeuticneeds.Source:JormAF,ChristensenH,GrifthsKM,ParslowRA,RodgersB,BlewittKA.Eectivenessocomplementaryand
sel-helptreatmentsoranxietydisorders.MJA, 2004, Vol. 181, no. 7, October 2004,S35.
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Learn about other treatments for depression
and anxiety:
beyondblueFactsheet10:Changingyourthinking
beyondblueFactsheet11:WhydoIneedtotake
antidepressantdrugs?
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