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Alternative Approaches to the Treatment of Manic-Depression Pendulum Resources. A well written overview of nutrition and what substances influence mood. .Does not list natural sources

Natural Treatments for Depression accenthealth.com Reports include warnings and safety issues

Serious Side Effects May Accompany Use of Nonprescription Antidepressants Reuter's medscape Dec 13,2000
Evaluating Interactions Between Herbal and Psychoactive Medications Psychiatric Times  December 2000 CME
Hepatitis associated with Kava, a herbal remedy for anxiety bmj.com Escher et al. 322 (7279) 139 One case of liver failure

Exercise	Articles and Studies on Exercise ( This site)
Omega3	Researchers Look To Omega-3 Fatty Acid For Manic Depression Treatment Doctor's Guide May 13,1999 Omega-3 for depression and bipolar Suite 101 overview  September 19, 2000 Omega 3 Fatty Acids in Bipolar Disorder...[Abstract, May Arch Gen Psychiatry. 1999;56:407-412] (c) AMA 1999 Abstract: Full text now only available to subscribers More on Omega3 ( this site)
Sleep	Sleep and Mood Disorders Medscape Treatment updates Sleep Treats Mania in Bipolar Disorder Medscape Sleep. It's good for what ails bipolar patients. Disruptions In Sleep Routines May Lead To Mania In Manic Depressives
SAMe	MDSG of New York City  SAM-e Webpage  S-adenosyl-methionine (SAM-e)  Furthermore, s-adenosyl-methionine at these doses has been shown to induce mania in individuals who are susceptible; that is people with a history of mania or bipolar disorder. Also includes the resaons why product is not available In Canada New Research Supports SAM-E's Potential Role in Depression Treatment Medscape Mar 23,2001 no difference between SamE and imipramine in 4 week trial
Acupuncture	Acupuncture for Depression suite101
Diet	Eat The Right Foods For A Better Mood
St. John's Wort	Hypericum in the Treatment of Patients with Depression AFP Tips FDA Advisory about possible drug interactions with birth control pills among others  Feb 10,2000 St. John's Wort Advisory BBC News March, 2000  Don't take St. John's Wort with these drugs   BBC News  St. John's Wort Implicated in Kidney Transplant Rejection medscape Oct 17 St. John's Wort May Set Off Switch medscape  Sun Herald Online  ST. John's Wort cautions  St. John's Wort Lowers Plasma Levels of Many Drugs medscape Mar 12, 2001 You can expect that for as many as half of the drugs in common use, lower levels would result when they're taken with St. John's wort, St. John's Wort No Better Than Placebo for Depression but neither was sertraline Medscape No Benefit of St. John's Wort in Major Depression

DG DISPATCH - APA- Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Treatment-Resistant Depression
Vagus Nerve Stimulation Shows Promise in Treating Resistant Depression medscape

New Studies

Bipolar Disorder Treated With Nutritional Supplement Early Study Shows Promising Results Calgary University

St. John's Wort As Effective As Standard Antidepressant  Therapy Comparison of St John's Wort and imipramine BMJ

Side Effects Warnings

St. John's wort - bipolar disorder - mania trigger - warnings about.com

Serious Side Effects May Accompany Use of Nonprescription Antidepressants medscape reuter's Dec 13

Evaluating Interactions Between Herbal and Psychoactive Psychiatric Times