Journal article
Neurocognitive effects of kava (Piper methysticum): A systematic review
E Laporte, J Sarris, C Stough, A Scholey
Human Psychopharmacology | WILEY | Published : 2011
DOI: 10.1002/hup.1180
Abstract
Rationale Kava (Piper methysticum) elicits dose-dependent psychotropic effects and thus may potentially deleteriously affect cognitive performance. Clinical trials have assessed the effects of kava on cognition, however, to our knowledge no systematic review has been conducted in this area. Objective To systematically review the effects of kava on cognition, providing an analysis of the individual study's methodological quality, results and effect sizes. Methods A systematic review was conducted of publications up to June 15th 2010, using the electronic databases MEDLINE, PsychINFO, CINAHL, Web of Science and The Cochrane Library. The search criteria involved kava and cognition related terms..
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Grants
Awarded by Australian National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
Funding Acknowledgements
Dr Jerome Sarris is funded by an Australian National Health & Medical Research Council fellowship (NHMRC funding ID 628875), in a strategic partnership with The University of Melbourne and the Brain Sciences Institute at Swinburne University of Technology.