How Do You Treat Psychotic Disorders With Supplements?
Orthomolecular Psychiatry is a term that was coined by Carl Pfeiffer when he was a young physician. He noted that nutrition might have something to do with mental illness. Other doctors and researchers, including Linus Pauling, began treating psychotic patients with supplements. Many studies have been published and new information is still being discovered that links certain nutrients with better brain chemistry. In Orthomolecular Psychiatry, “the Schizophrenias” are seen as a group of disorders with very different nutrient needs. Consider glycine. Recent studies have had promising results for high doses of glycine, an abundant amino acid in the body, for reducing the negative symptoms of schizophrenia. Negative symptoms include not talking and not taking an interest in people or activities. To a lesser extent glycine helps positive symptoms such as delusions and hearing voices. Dosage is 1 g per 2.2 lb of body weight divided in three daily doses. Determine if you are histapenic, hista
