%0 Journal Article
%T How often do women use non-drug treatment methods for psychiatric symptoms during pregnancy and postpartum periods?
							| Mental Illness
%A Ahmet Bulent Yazici
%A Esra Yazici
%A Hilal Uslu Yuvaci
%A Serhan Cevrioglu
%J Mental Illness
%D 2019
%R https://doi.org/10.4081/mi.2019.7988
%X The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of complementary and alternative medical applications (CAM) and non-drug treatments of women during their pregnancies, postpartum periods and the changes between these periods. The Screening Form for Non-pharmacologic Methods Used during Pregnancy and Postpartum period was administered to the participants. Passiflora (Incarnata), Hypericum perforatum (St. John¡¯s Wort), omega 3 supplements, bright light treatment, transmagnetic stimulation, S-adenosyl- methionine, herbal teas, biofeedback/neurofeedback, amulets, exercise, acupuncture and psychotherapy were investigated. The ratio of the use of one of the CAM methods for psychiatric complaints during people¡¯s lifetime was found to be 33.3% (n=162). Herbal teas were the main practice used during pregnancy (58.8%) and the postpartum. The use of CAM according to the utilization periods of the participants statistically significantly decreased in those who were currently pregnant (Cochran¡¯s Q=298.007; P<0.05). The use of participants¡¯ non-drug treatments in the periodical follow-up decreased in those who are currently pregnant and increased during the postpartum period
%K Complementary and Alternative Medicine
%K Pregnancy
%K Postpartum
%K Psychiatric Symptoms
%U https://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/mi/article/view/7988