Abstracts

Targeting Maternal Gut Microbiome to Improve Mental Health Outcomes-A Pilot Feasibility Trial

Background

Perinatal Depression and anxiety (PDA) is prevalent in new and expectant mothers affecting millions of women worldwide. Those with a history of mood and anxiety disorders are at the greatest risk of experiencing PDA at a subsequent pregnancy. Current safety concerns with pharmacological treatments have led to a greater need for adjunctive treatment options for PDA. Changes in the composition of the microbiome have been associated with various diseases during pregnancy and these changes are thought to be at least partially at play in perinatal mood disorders.

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Targeting Maternal Gut Microbiome to Improve Mental Health Outcomes-A Pilot Feasibility Trial
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Adjunctive Naturopathic Medicine in the Management of Depression and Anxiety Symptoms: A Retrospective Chart Review

Background

Naturopathic medicine uses natural and evidence-based treatments to promote health. The objective of this study was to characterize and evaluate the effectiveness of naturopathic medicine in reducing symptoms of anxiety and depression in patients seeking care from the Mental Health Shift at a Canadian naturopathic teaching clinic.

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Adjunctive Naturopathic Medicine in the Management of Depression and Anxiety Symptoms: A Retrospective Chart Review
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Dietary counselling plus omega-3 supplementation in the treatment of generalized anxiety disorder: protocol for a randomized wait-list controlled pilot trial (the “EASe-GAD Trial”)

Background

Anxiety disorders are prevalent and disabling conditions involving excessive worry and tension. Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), the most common anxiety disorder, affects 5% of individuals from high-income countries and many individuals report that treatment options are not accessible, effective, or tolerable.

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Dietary counselling plus omega-3 supplementation in the treatment of generalized anxiety disorder: protocol for a randomized wait-list controlled pilot trial (the “EASe-GAD Trial”)
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Perinatal diet and offspring anxiety: A scoping review

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Health behaviors during pregnancy have an impact on the developing offspring. Dietary factors play a role in the development of mental illness: however, less is known about the impact of diet factors during pre-conception, gestation, and lactation on anxiety levels in offspring. This scoping review sought to systematically map the available research involving human and animal subjects to identify nutritional interventions which may have a harmful or protective effect, as well as identify gaps.

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Perinatal diet and offspring anxiety: A scoping review
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The Effect of Natural Therapies in Combination with Usual Care for Depression: A Narrative Review

Introduction

Major depressive disorder (MDD) is the most common and debilitating form of depression with a 12-month prevalence of 4.7% and a lifetime prevalence of 11.2% in Canada. Various classes of antidepressants are commonly used treatments for MDD; however, high failure rates occur due to adverse events and discontinuation of use. Non-drug and alternative interventions are commonly sought by people when drug treatment fails.

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The Effect of Natural Therapies in Combination with Usual Care for Depression: A Narrative Review
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Randomized controlled trials in long-term care residents with dementia: a systematic review.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the quality of reporting of randomized controlled trials for pharmacologic interventions in long-term care residents with dementia. DATA SOURCES: We performed electronic searches of AMED, CINAHL, E-PSYCHE, Cochrane Controlled Trials Register, and MEDLINE. We also searched the reference lists of included studies and bibliographies of relevant review articles. STUDY SELECTION: All randomized controlled trials for pharmacologic interventions in patients with dementia residing in long-term care facilities.

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Randomized controlled trials in long-term care residents with dementia: a systematic review.
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Pellagra may be a rare secondary complication of anorexia nervosa: a systematic review of the literature.

Pellagra is a nutritional wasting disease attributable to a combined deficiency of tryptophan and niacin (nicotinic acid). It is characterized clinically by four classic symptoms often referred to as the four Ds: diarrhea, dermatitis, dementia, and death. Prior to the development of these symptoms, other nonspecific symptoms insidiously manifest and mostly affect the dermatological, neuropsychiatric, and gastrointestinal systems. A review of the literature reveals several case reports describing pellagra in patients with anorexia nervosa.

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Pellagra may be a rare secondary complication of anorexia nervosa: a systematic review of the literature.
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Supplemental niacinamide mitigates anxiety symptoms: three case reports.

The purpose of this report is to highlight the potential of niacinamide for the treatment of anxiety disorders. Three patients were prescribed large pharmacological doses of niacinamide (2,000-2,500 mg per day). Each of the patients had considerable relief from their anxiety when regularly using niacinamide.

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Supplemental niacinamide mitigates anxiety symptoms: three case reports.
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Orthomolecular Treatment of Anxiety Disorders

Anxiety disorders are life altering psychiatric conditions that severely impair the quality of life of those suffering from them. They are the most common psychiatric disorders in the United States, and are characterized by numerous somatic symptoms, such as facial flushing, hyperhydrosis (excessive sweating), muscle tension,  paresthesias (numbness and tingling), shallow breathing, syncope (fainting), and tachycardia (rapid heart rate).

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Orthomolecular Treatment of Anxiety Disorders
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Orthomolecular and Botanical Treatments to Help Alleviate the Side Effects of Atypical Antipsychotic Drugs.

The current standard of care for schizophrenic patients, such as continual medication with atypical antipsychotic drugs, does more harm than good. A review of the literature revealed that in addition to causing the well known side effects of extrapyramidal symptoms and tardive dyskinesia, side effects such as hyperprolactinemia, sexual dysfunction, weight gain, diabetes, cardiac arrhythmias, and even a worsening of psychosis (when used long-term) are common occurrences. Specific orthomolecular and botanical treatments might help prevent and/or reduce some of these negative side effects.

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Orthomolecular and Botanical Treatments to Help Alleviate the Side Effects of Atypical Antipsychotic Drugs.
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