Supplemental sulphide mineral water therapy in patients with emotional disorders Original article
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Mineral waters may improve some clinical conditions, like lithium water in affective disorders or sulphide water in oxidative stress, inflammation, burnout, and fatigue conditions. National Institute of Public Health – National Institute of Hygiene issues certificates confirming the healing properties of mineral waters. The curative mineral water must come from natural sources and contain minerals and other soluble substances that determine the therapeutic value of the water. Despite the popularity of spa treatments, almost no one carries out randomized research on the effectiveness of mineral waters, which was the immediate reason for conducting the present trial.
The study was based on the LW-1 certified water, using it as a supplemental therapy in patients being treated for emotional disorders. Thirty patients recruited in outpatient clinics were randomized 1 : 1 to the group with sulphide water (SW) or potable water (PW) supplementation, accompanying the stable treatment schedule. At baseline and after 2 weeks of treatment, Short Form 36 (SF-36), Emotional Exhaustion subscale from Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI), and Clinical Global Impression (CGI) scales were completed. All 30 patients completed the study. SF-36 improved significantly in the SW group (p = 0.0015), compared to no significant effect in the PW group as well as MBI improved significantly only in the SW group (p = 0.043). The CGI scores demonstrated improvement trends (p = 0.001) only in the SW group. Patients randomized to sulphide water supplementation demonstrated multidirectional improvement in their psychosomatic well-being markers.
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