Depression, anxiety & mood
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CONCLUSIONS: Trial evidence of the effects of n-3 PUFAs on depressed mood has increased but remains difficult to summarize because of considerable heterogeneity. The evidence available provides some support of a benefit of n-3 PUFAs in individuals with diagnosed depressive illness but no evidence of any benefit in individuals without a diagnosis of depressive illness.
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Nutrients to enhance mood — References
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Oren, D., et al. 1994. 1,25(OH)2 vitamin D3 levels in seasonal affective disorder: Effects of light. Psychopharmacology (Berl.), 116, 515–516. URL (abstract): http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7701056 (accessed 04.08.2010).
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Further reading
Weiner, P. 2007. The US managed care / health insurance industry: A fact sheet & glossary of terms (2007). URL (PDF): http://ocw.jhsph.edu/courses/managedcare/PDFs/MC%20FACT%20SHEET.pdf (accessed 11.05.2007).
Annesi, J. 2005. Changes in depressed mood associated with 10 weeks of moderate cardiovascular exercise in formerly sedentary adults. Psychol. Rep., 96 (3 pt. 1), 855–862.
Fava, M., et al. 2005. A double-blind, randomized trial of St. John’s wort, fluoxetine, and placebo in major depressive disorder. J. Clin. Psychopharm., 25 (5), 441–447. URL: http://www.psychopharmacology.com/pt/re/jclnpsychopharm/abstract.00004714-200510000-00007.htm (accessed 11.21.2005).
Oswald, P., et al. 2005. Predictive factors of resistance to antidepressant treatment: Results from a European multicenter study. Abstract S.07.07. Presented at the 18th Congress of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP), Amsterdam.
Paton, C., & Ferrier, I. 2005. SSRIs and gastrointestinal bleeding (Editorial). BMJ, 331 (7516), 529–530.
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Meijer, W., et al. 2004. Association of risk of abnormal bleeding with degree of serotonin reuptake inhibition by antidepressants. Arch. Intern. Med., 164 (21), 2367–2370.
Rosack, J. 2004. Data fail to answer key question about SSRIs’ suicide risk. Psychiatric News, 39 (6), 2. URL: http://pn.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/full/39/6/2 (accessed 11.20.2005).
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