ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Apart from my efforts, the success of this project depends largely on the
encouragement and guidance from others. I take this opportunity to express my gratitude to
the people who have been instrumental in the successful completion of this project.
I would thank the God Almighty for his blessings over the project to make this on
fruitful one. I owe my profound gratitude to Prof. Susan Jose, Principal, KIMS College of
Nursing for her guidance and constant supervision as well as for providing necessary
information regarding the project and also for her support in completing the project.
I express my sincere gratitude to Prof. Graceamma Joseph, Vice Principal, KIMS
College of nursing, for her inspiring guidance, suggestions and constant encouragement.
I express my sincere gratitude to Mrs. Ann Mary Oomen, Associate professor and
Head of the Department – Mental Health Nursing,KIMS College of nursing, for her
encouragement and valuable comments.
I express my sincere gratitude to Mr.Joshy A N, Assistant Professor, KIMS College
of nursing for his encouragement, mental support and help rendered in the completion of this
venture.
Last but not the least; I would like to thank my colleagues for the hard work,
suggestions, support and encouragement throughout the project without whom this venture
would not have happen.
Date: Signature of the candidate:
Place: Thiruvananthapuram Aryalekshmi Balu
PREFACE
The role of a psychiatric nurse has undergone rapid and dynamic changes in recent
years. The present day practicing nurse also requires a concise ready reference source for
better understanding of the mental illness, mental health problems and therapies, in order to
take proper care of all patients.
People considering using CAM treatments need to make an informed decision, just as
they would with any synthetic medication or other treatment, weighing the evidence about
effectiveness, drug interactions, side effects, and less dangerous options, to come up with a
risk/benefit assessment. These are the issues that any physician must consider, and that
anyone considering CAM treatment should consider. But the blizzard of competing claims
poses a real challenge to getting efficient access to reliable evidence about safety and
efficacy.
It gives me immense pleasure and satisfaction to introduce this term paper and it is
my earnest hope that this term paper will satisfy the need of medical undergraduates. It will
also be useful to the entrants in the field of psychiatry, students of psychiatric nursing,
clinical psychology and clinical social workers to improve their knowledge in alternative and
complementary therapies in psychiatry.
This term paper is written in a simple style and easy to understand the language for
the benefit of the nursing students.
I sincerely hope this term paper will prove useful to the target readership.
Trivandrum 2019 Aryalekshmi Balu