Question

I need a review/summary (1-2 pages) on this article. Here is the article Complementary and alternative medicine for the treatment of a major depressive disorder by Richard Nahas. ( ( Not sure what kind of information nedded. In the comment box, I can just see more info needed.) Thanks!

Requirements: The below points need to be included.

• The credibility of the authors
• Key points related to the research study (who, what, where, when, why, how)
• A brief description of the research findings and recommendations.
• Evaluation of the research and article.
• Any missing information from the article.   
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Answer 1

The aim of this article was to review the evidence related to treatment of major depressive disorder with complementary and alternative medicine. The review was conducted by richard nahas and osmaan shiekh. Research studies conducted between 1966 and 2010 on human trials were searched in pubmed. The search terms were depressive disorder, exercise, s-adenosylmethionine, omega fattyacids, st. John's wort and accupuncture. The study findings recommend that all patients should exercise everyday. St. John's wort could be benificial as compared toantidepressant agents. Findings of 16 trials shown that folate supplemetation reduced depression whereas 6 studies shown that accupuncture shown little effect on depression. monotherapy with s-adenosylmethionine also found to be effective in near about 5 trials.The overall findings shown that st.john's wort and exercise are beneficial in the treatment of major depression.