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| January 01, 2002 | Kubetin, Sally Koch | COPYRIGHT 2002 International Medical News Group. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

The use of certain "natural" preparations can have serious psychiatric sequelae, including mania, psychosis, and anticholinergic delirium, Dr. Matthew Faubion said at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law.

St. John's wort, widely used as an antidepressant, clearly has effects on the central nervous system. Like prescription antidepressants, it appears to carry a risk of precipitating mania--perhaps exacerbated by the fact that it is usually taken without medical evaluation or supervision, he said.

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