Low vit D most likely consequence of depression

Posted by Tomatheus on March 2, 2015, at 22:42:37

A recent research study has found that the relationship between low vitamin D levels and clinical depression is most likely due to "reverse causality," with low levels of the vitamin-hormone likely being a consequence of depression rather than a cause. Study coauthor Osvaldo Almeida, a professor of psychiatry and clinical neurosciences at the University of Western Australia, told a reporter for the Web site MedicalXPress that the results of her study suggest that practitioners should avoid prescribing vitamin D to patients with depression.
Read more (news article):
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-03-vitamin-d-depression-links-debunked.html
Study abstract:
http://www.maturitas.org/article/S0378-5122%2815%2900033-X/abstract
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Has long-standing difficulties with energy and concentration, as well as psychotic and cognitive symptoms
Taking Abilify & supplements including vitamins B3 & D3

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