Natural supplements for mental health

Published: October, 2011

Some complementary and alternative therapies may be worth trying.

Even the best available medical treatments don't work for everyone. Seeking other sources of relief, roughly four in 10 Americans — and as many as half of those with psychiatric disorders — use herbal supplements and other types of complementary or alternative medicines (CAM) in any given year.

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