Open Collections

UBC Faculty Research and Publications

Nutrient- and non-nutrient-based natural health product (NHP) use in adults with mood disorders : prevalence, characteristics and potential for exposure to adverse events Davison, Karen M.; Kaplan, Bonnie J.

Abstract

Background: To address knowledge gaps regarding natural health product (NHP) usage in mental health populations, we examined their use in adults with mood disorders, and explored the potential for adverse events. Methods: Food and NHP intake was obtained from 97 adults with mood disorders. NHP data was used to compare prevalence with population norms (British Columbia Nutrition Survey; BCNS). Bivariate and regression analyses examined factors associated with NHP use. Assessment of potential adverse effects of NHP use was based on comparing nutrient intakes from food plus supplements with the Dietary Reference Intakes and by reviewing databases for reported adverse health effects. Results: Two-thirds (66%; 95% CI 56 to 75) were taking at least one NHP; 58% (95% CI 47 to 68) were taking NHPs in combination with psychiatric medications. The proportion of each type of NHP used was generally higher than the BCNS (range of p’s 

Item Metadata

Title
Nutrient- and non-nutrient-based natural health product (NHP) use in adults with mood disorders : prevalence, characteristics and potential for exposure to adverse events
Creator
Davison, Karen M.; Kaplan, Bonnie J.
Publisher
BioMed Central
Date Issued
2013-04-09
Description
Background: To address knowledge gaps regarding natural health product (NHP) usage in mental health populations, we examined their use in adults with mood disorders, and explored the potential for adverse events. Methods: Food and NHP intake was obtained from 97 adults with mood disorders. NHP data was used to compare prevalence with population norms (British Columbia Nutrition Survey; BCNS). Bivariate and regression analyses examined factors associated with NHP use. Assessment of potential adverse effects of NHP use was based on comparing nutrient intakes from food plus supplements with the Dietary Reference Intakes and by reviewing databases for reported adverse health effects. Results: Two-thirds (66%; 95% CI 56 to 75) were taking at least one NHP; 58% (95% CI 47 to 68) were taking NHPs in combination with psychiatric medications. The proportion of each type of NHP used was generally higher than the BCNS (range of p’s 
Subject
Natural health products; Adverse events; Mood disorders
Genre
Article
Type
Text
Language
eng
Date Available
2013-06-26
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
DOI
10.14288/1.0132702
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/44596
Affiliation
Medicine, Faculty of; Population and Public Health (SPPH), School of; Non UBC
Citation
Davison and Kaplan: Nutrient- and non-nutrient-based natural health product (NHP) use in adults with mood disorders: prevalence, characteristics and potential for exposure to adverse events. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 13:80.
Publisher DOI
10.1186/1472-6882-13-80
Peer Review Status
Reviewed
Scholarly Level
Faculty; Researcher; Postdoctoral
Copyright Holder
Davison and Kaplan; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
Rights URI
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Aggregated Source Repository
DSpace

Item Media

Item Citations and Data

Rights

Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)