ArticleFrontiers in public health2025
Self-administered complementary and alternative methods of treating mental disorders among students in Wrocław: a cross-sectional study.
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Introduction: Mental health disorders such as depression are a rising issue among university students. Some of them use complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) as self-administered therapy instead of or together with professional care. Defining the scale of the problem, its underlying reasons and possible implications are crucial for addressing it in clinical psychiatry and public health strategies. Methods: A cross-sectional survey on students from Wrocław universities was conducted between April 2024 and December 2024. The form developed specifically for this study contained questions about demographic status, respondents' mental health history, satisfaction with psychiatric or psychological help and factors affecting it. Survey also assessed experience and attitudes towards various CAM methods, including non-pharmacological like exercise, meditation, yoga and pharmacological such as herbs, e.g., st. John's wort ( Results: 46.5% of respondents had a history of mental disorders, with depression being the most prevalent (74.7%). While 45.3% of all students reported consultations with a psychiatrist and 44.8% usage of antidepressants, 96.1% applied CAM, mainly: physical exercise (81.4%), meditation (60.5%), yoga (39.1%). From herbs, the most popular were Conclusion: Prevalence of CAM use among students is high. One of the reasons we identified is limited access to professional psychiatric help. Use of CAM without supervision may potentially lead to adverse events. Psychiatrists treating students should consider those risks. Public health strategies should include educating students about CAM and classic therapies such as ECT, developing clinical guidelines for managing patients who use CAM and improving accessibility to mental health care for students. Future research should focus on studying the issue in other communities and populations, as well as precisely assessing the risks and potential benefits of particular CAM methods.
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