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Year : 2012 | Volume
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Psychoactive nutraceuticals
Yatan Pal Singh Balhara1, Rohit Verma2
1 Department of Psychiatry, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, India 2 Department of Psychiatry, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, India
Correspondence Address:
Yatan Pal Singh Balhara Department of Psychiatry and De-addiction, Lady Hardinge Medical College and Smt Sucheta Kriplani Hospital, New Delhi India
Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/2278-019X.94635
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The term "nutraceutical" refers to foods with medical health benefit. Along with treatment, this benefit includes retardation of disease progression, enhancement of disease management, and effective risk factor modification. In spite of rather less frequent use of the term, nutraceuticals are increasingly being used in psychiatric practice. The current article presents an overview of the potential role and use of various nutraceuticals in psychiatric disorders. For purpose of the current review, the term "psychoactive nutraceuticals" has been used to represent nutraceuticals having specific mind-altering properties and found or claimed to be of benefit in psychiatric population. |
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