Complementary and alternative therapies

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Dietary supplements

There have been few reviews that have examined the evidence for the safety and efficacy of dietary supplements for bipolar disorders. Although research has found some benefit with regards to both depressive symptoms (e.g., omega-3 and -6 supplementation, icariin, citicoline [1066–1070]), and mania symptoms (e.g., magnesium supplementation [1071–1073]), many therapies have the potential to induce mania or interact with pharmacotherapies (e.g., St John’s Wort [1074–1077]); the extent to which needs further in-depth examination.

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