Vitamin D Deficiency/Insufficiency among Inpatients with Depressive Symptoms
Clinical Psychopharmacology and Neuroscience
;
: 121-124, 2019.
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in English
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
Although the association between low vitamin D levels and depressive symptoms has been widely reported, studies investigating the relationship between hypovitaminosis D and depressive symptomatology are scarce.METHODS:
We retrospectively studied the relationship between vitamin D status and depressive symptoms in 196 patients hospitalized for a major depressive episode.RESULTS:
The baseline 17-item Hamilton Depression Rating Scale total and depression factor (item 1, 2, 3, 7) scores were significantly higher in the vitamin-D-insufficiency/deficiency group than in the vitamin-D-sufficiency group.CONCLUSION:
It is important to consider measuring the vitamin D levels of patients with severe and core depressive symptoms and providing vitamin D supplementation when necessary.
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Main subject:
Vitamin D
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Vitamins
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Retrospective Studies
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Depression
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Anhedonia
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Inpatients
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Observational study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Clinical Psychopharmacology and Neuroscience
Year:
2019
Type:
Article
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