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Unique combination of herbal ingredients for everyday distress in medical workers (short-term pilot study)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 September 2022

M. Morozova ,
A. Alexeev ,
G. Rupchev ,
A. Beniashvili ,
S. Potanin ,
T. Lepilkina  and
D. Burminskiy
M. Morozova*
Affiliation:
FSBI Research Center of Mental Health, Laboratory Of Psychopharmacology, Moscow, Russian Federation
A. Alexeev
Affiliation:
FSBI Research Center of Mental Health, Laboratory Of Psychopharmacology, Moscow, Russian Federation
G. Rupchev
Affiliation:
Moscow State University, Faculty Of Psychology, Moscow, Russian Federation
A. Beniashvili
Affiliation:
FSBI Research Center of Mental Health, Laboratory Of Psychopharmacology, Moscow, Russian Federation
S. Potanin
Affiliation:
FSBI Research Center of Mental Health, Laboratory Of Psychopharmacology, Moscow, Russian Federation
T. Lepilkina
Affiliation:
FSBI Research Center of Mental Health, Laboratory Of Psychopharmacology, Moscow, Russian Federation
D. Burminskiy
Affiliation:
FSBI Research Center of Mental Health, Laboratory Of Psychopharmacology, Moscow, Russian Federation
*
*Corresponding author.

Abstract

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Introduction

Psychological distress is a phenomenon that often occurs not only in patients but in normal subjects under excessive psychological pressure. Health care workers are at particular risk of distress in a pandemic. It negatively affects the quality of life, social and physical functioning and can be a trigger of different diseases. The pharmaceutical drugs can be unnecessary active for healthy subjects. Nutraceuticals may be the adequate choice in this situation.

Objectives

Assessing the effectiveness of the unique antistress combination of the three herbal ingredients (standardized extracts of passionfruit, melissa and catnip) in medical workers with the signs of psychological distress

Methods

Twenty-four subjects-medical doctors from 30 to 55 years old (15 women; 9 men) were included into the one-week study. Antistress combination was administered 1 tablet tid. The first part of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI “State anxiety”) andor a free self-report were done twice (before and at the end of the study)

Results

From 24 subjects 19 subjects filled out the STAI, free self-reports were received from 10 subjects (5 people provided information about their condition in two forms). STAI scores showed statistically significant decrease in anxiety at the end of the study. A positive effect the emotional condition and quality of sleep was noted in free self-reports. Adverse effects of nutraceuticals were rare, mild, and transient. No negative impact on quality of working condition was registered.

Conclusions

The pilot study showed the promising effect of antistress combination in medical workers in specific stressful situation.

Disclosure

No significant relationships.

Keywords

medical workersherbal ingredientsDistress
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European Psychiatry , Volume 65 , Special Issue S1: Abstracts of the 30th European Congress of Psychiatry , June 2022 , pp. S516
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