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Use of herbal medications among out-patients in a psychiatry clinic in Sri Lanka

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

K. A. L. A. Kuruppuarachchi  and
A. Hapangama
K. A. L. A. Kuruppuarachchi
Affiliation:
Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Ragama, Sri Lanka, email [email protected]
A. Hapangama
Affiliation:
Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Ragama, Sri Lanka
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The use of complementary and alternative medicine is increasing among psychiatric populations. Herbal medications are a form of alternative and complementary medicine whose use has increased over the last decade. Two studies done among Western out-patient groups have reported rates of use of herbal medicine at 15% (‘current use’; Matthews et al, 2003) and 24% (Knaudt et al, 1999).

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International Psychiatry , Volume 5 , Issue 3 , July 2008 , pp. 73 - 75
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