Letter to the Editor April 28, 2016

Psychosis Resulting From Herbs Rather Than Nutrients

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Prim Care Companion CNS Disord 2016;18(2):doi:10.4088/PCC.16l01940

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To the Editor: The very useful case report by Wong et al illustrates the potential harm of psychosis resulting from concurrent administration of over 50 ingredients, including 18 unregulated herbal agents, 19 digestive enzymes, 6 probiotic strains, and other over-the-counter substances. This is a valuable cautionary message, but the title and abstract lead readers astray. Instead of using specific language to identify the offending agents as herbs, the authors use the general term dietary supplements, an erroneous rubric often used in marketing herbs.