Abstract

Mental disorders such as anxiety disease or depression are among the strongest contributors to the global burden of disease with impacts on health and major social, human rights and economic consequences. Gender is a contributing determinant of mental health and mental diseases.

Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) can be an effective additional intervention form to support and to heal patients in the context of mental health diseases; although some results of research on CAM can be inconclusive. Further research about CAM treatments is needed.