Research tackling anxiety

IN a world-first clinical trial, researchers from the University of Queensland will use a herbal combination to treat depression and anxiety.

Volunteers are now needed for the trial to be conducted at the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital and supervised by a medical doctor, clinical psychologist and naturopath.

Principal researcher Jerome Sarris, a qualified naturopath and acupuncturist, said new treatment strategies were needed to combat depression and anxiety.

``While the use of complementary medicine and herbal medicine has grown in the last decade, research is becoming vital to establish which treatments work,'' Mr Sarris said.