Thesis
St. John's Wort: A Review of Selected Literature
Washington State University
Master of Nursing (MN), Washington State University
05/2004
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/3725
Abstract
In the last decade, alternative medicine, such as the use of herbal and dietary supplements, has increased its presence within western mainstream medicine. Many individuals who have chronic health conditions use these treatments first or in conjunction with mainstream medicine. Depression is one of the most common disorders treated in health care settings and affects millions of adults each year in the United States. St. John's Wort (SJW) has become one ofthe most popular alternative medicines for the treatment of depression.Many individuals pursue the use of this alternative medicine for various reasons. However, in an individuals' pursuit to feel better and the ease of obtaining lay literature, their choice may not be well informed which leads to unsafe use of the product. Practitioners are aware of the popularity ofalternative treatment but do not always elicit this information from their patient. Practitioners need to educate themselves and elicit alternative medicine information from their patient to avoid interventions that could lead to harming their patient. Since SJW is the most popular alternative medicine it is important for practitioners to review the literature on its efficacy, tolerability and safety compared to the more popular mainstream antidepressants used in the United States in treating mild, moderate and severe major depression.
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- Title
- St. John's Wort: A Review of Selected Literature
- Creators
- Tina Marie Taylor
- Contributors
- Renee Hoeksel (Advisor)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Research Projects, College of Nursing
- Theses and Dissertations
- Master of Nursing (MN), Washington State University
- Publisher
- Washington State University; Spokane, Washington
- Identifiers
- 99900590734901842
- Copyright
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us; Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US)
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Thesis