Advances in Alternative and Integrative Medicine in the Treatment of Depression: A Review of the Evidence
ReviewHumans
- Design
- Review
- Subjects
- Not stated in the abstract
- Dose used in the study
- Not stated in the abstract
- Duration
- Not stated in the abstract
- What was measured
- Which complementary supplements added to standard depression treatment might help: SAMe, saffron, carnosine, theanine, palmitoylethanolamide, tryptophan and 5-HTP, gemfibrozil, curcumin, St John's wort, lavender and Cinnamomum tamala
What the authors reported
Evidence favoured an antidepressant effect for several supplements, though the authors say efficacy and tolerability need confirming in further high-quality studies. No PEA-specific findings are given in the abstract.
Limits of this study
A narrative review with no numbers and no PEA-specific results in the abstract. Funding and conflicts not stated in the abstract.
Source
PubMed 34196207 · doi:10.34172/aim.2021.59
Entry checked against the abstract on PubMed on 2026-09-22. The dose shown is the dose the researchers used. It is not a recommendation. How to read this page.