Pharmacological treatments have a l

Pharmacological treatments have a limited role apart from symptomatic treatment of anxiety and insomnia with benzodiazepines (Shaner 2000). However, a number of placebo-controlled trials of herbal remedies have been evaluated, with kava kava (Voltz 1997) and valerian plus other extracts (Bourin 1994) showing some bene t in adjustment disorder with anxiety symptoms.