General Hospital Psychiatry
Volume 25, Issue 1 , Pages 24-26 , January 2003

Use of herbal medications among 200 psychiatric outpatients: prevalence, patterns of use, and potential dangers

  • Scott C Matthews, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: 858-642-1242; fax: 858-642-6442.
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  • Alvaro Camacho, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
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  • Kathy Lawson, L.V.N.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
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  • Joel E Dimsdale, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA

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☆ There was no pharmaceutical company support or grant funding for this study.

PII: S0163-8343(02)00237-2

doi: 10.1016/S0163-8343(02)00237-2

General Hospital Psychiatry
Volume 25, Issue 1 , Pages 24-26 , January 2003

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