An epidemiological study on herbal product self-medication practice among psychotic outpatients from Serbia: A cross-sectional study
Utilization of herbal products (HPs) is a common practice in the traditional medicine of people from southeastern Serbia. In this study, we focused on the usage of HPs as a self-medication practice among patients diagnosed with a mental illness, by aiming to ascertain the usage prevalence, the ident...
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| author | Gordana Nikolić Nikola M. Stojanović Pavle J. Randjelović Snežana Manojlović Niko S. Radulović |
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| description | Utilization of herbal products (HPs) is a common practice in the traditional medicine of people from southeastern Serbia. In this study, we focused on the usage of HPs as a self-medication practice among patients diagnosed with a mental illness, by aiming to ascertain the usage prevalence, the identity of the main plant taxa utilized, their formulations and target symptoms. This was accomplished through a cross-sectional study of psychiatric outpatients, conducted in the Clinic for Mental Health Protection in Niš, and which included a questionnaire on HP utilization and a non-structured psychiatric interview. Typically, single, middle-aged males, with a secondary education degree, utilized Matricaria chamomilla and/or Melissa officinalis in a form of an infusion (tea) for relieving anxiety and psychotic symptoms. In some cases, adverse effects were noted when HPs were used in combination with prescribed psychotropic medications. Our and previous results urge a thorough evaluation of possible benefits and/or harmful interactions of HP with standard medication in the treatment of psychiatric patients. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-2e415a0f58d84c2db0de4f20f93cd0422025-08-20T03:55:07ZengSpringerSaudi Pharmaceutical Journal1319-01642018-03-0126333534110.1016/j.jsps.2018.01.009An epidemiological study on herbal product self-medication practice among psychotic outpatients from Serbia: A cross-sectional studyGordana Nikolić0Nikola M. Stojanović1Pavle J. Randjelović2Snežana Manojlović3Niko S. Radulović4Faculty of Medicine, University of Niš, Zorana Đinđića 81, 18000 Niš, Serbia; Clinic for Mental Health, Clinical Center Niš, 18000 Niš, SerbiaFaculty of Medicine, University of Niš, Zorana Đinđića 81, 18000 Niš, Serbia; Corresponding author.Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Niš, Zorana Đinđića 81, 18000 Niš, SerbiaClinic for Psychiatry ‘‘Gornja Toponica’’, Clinical Center Niš, 18000 Niš, SerbiaDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics, University of Niš, Višegradska 33, 18000 Niš, SerbiaUtilization of herbal products (HPs) is a common practice in the traditional medicine of people from southeastern Serbia. In this study, we focused on the usage of HPs as a self-medication practice among patients diagnosed with a mental illness, by aiming to ascertain the usage prevalence, the identity of the main plant taxa utilized, their formulations and target symptoms. This was accomplished through a cross-sectional study of psychiatric outpatients, conducted in the Clinic for Mental Health Protection in Niš, and which included a questionnaire on HP utilization and a non-structured psychiatric interview. Typically, single, middle-aged males, with a secondary education degree, utilized Matricaria chamomilla and/or Melissa officinalis in a form of an infusion (tea) for relieving anxiety and psychotic symptoms. In some cases, adverse effects were noted when HPs were used in combination with prescribed psychotropic medications. Our and previous results urge a thorough evaluation of possible benefits and/or harmful interactions of HP with standard medication in the treatment of psychiatric patients.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1319016418300094PsychosisPsychotic symptomsPlant-derived therapeuticsEthno-medicinesSide effects |
| spellingShingle | Gordana Nikolić Nikola M. Stojanović Pavle J. Randjelović Snežana Manojlović Niko S. Radulović An epidemiological study on herbal product self-medication practice among psychotic outpatients from Serbia: A cross-sectional study Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal Psychosis Psychotic symptoms Plant-derived therapeutics Ethno-medicines Side effects |
| title | An epidemiological study on herbal product self-medication practice among psychotic outpatients from Serbia: A cross-sectional study |
| title_full | An epidemiological study on herbal product self-medication practice among psychotic outpatients from Serbia: A cross-sectional study |
| title_fullStr | An epidemiological study on herbal product self-medication practice among psychotic outpatients from Serbia: A cross-sectional study |
| title_full_unstemmed | An epidemiological study on herbal product self-medication practice among psychotic outpatients from Serbia: A cross-sectional study |
| title_short | An epidemiological study on herbal product self-medication practice among psychotic outpatients from Serbia: A cross-sectional study |
| title_sort | epidemiological study on herbal product self medication practice among psychotic outpatients from serbia a cross sectional study |
| topic | Psychosis Psychotic symptoms Plant-derived therapeutics Ethno-medicines Side effects |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1319016418300094 |
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