Self-management of psychiatric symptoms using over-the-counter (OTC) psychopharmacology: The S-DTM therapeutic model - Self-diagnosis, self-treatment, self-monitoring

An example of S-DTM applied to psychiatry might include the attempt to alleviate the fatigue and malaise symptoms underlying a 'depressed' mood by using OTC analgesics such as aspirin, paracetamol/acetaminophen, ibuprofen or codeine. Anxiety symptoms might be self-managed either using an 'unofficial SSRI' (selective serotonin-reuptake inhibitor) such as the antihistamines diphenhydramine or chlorpheniramine; or with St John's Wort/hypericum.