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How effective are natural remedies for depression?

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Host: How effective are natural remedies for depression?

Dr. Kim Penberthy: Well, as I said, we have some evidence that St. John's Wort works for mild to moderate symptoms of depression. Most of those studies were done in Europe and not here. There is something else called SAMe and it is something that you can get, it's a S A M e and it is found in health food stores and things like that. It has got some evidence that it may help with depression as well.

Expert: Dr. Kim Penberthy

Dr. Penberthy attended Wake Forest University and obtained a bachelor’s degree in psychology and biology. She obtained a master’s degree in experimental psychology from Wake Forest University in 1992. Dr. Penberthy collaborated in research conducted at the UNC-Chapel Hill Center for Alcohol Studies, in the Medical School, and then at the Cancer Research Center at Duke University. She then completed her More »