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Kava kava in the treatment of generalized anxiety disorder, simple phobia and specific social phobia
Author(s) -
Boerner R. J.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
phytotherapy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.019
H-Index - 129
eISSN - 1099-1573
pISSN - 0951-418X
DOI - 10.1002/ptr.1006
Subject(s) - kava , anxiety , phytotherapy , anxiety disorder , traditional medicine , psychiatry , social anxiety , generalized anxiety disorder , medicine , anti anxiety agents , psychology , alternative medicine , pathology
A 37‐year‐old female outpatient with generalized anxiety disorder, a simple phobia and a specific social phobia was treated with phytotherapy (Kava kava). Within 4 weeks, symptoms had improved by 75% and by 6 months an almost total remission of symptoms was observed. The herbal medicine was well tolerated. Kava has considerable potential value in the treatment of anxiety disorders. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.