Relationship of homocysteine, folic acid and vitamin B12 with depression in a middle-aged community sample

PS Sachdev, RA Parslow, ORA Lux… - Psychological …, 2005 - cambridge.org
Background. Case control studies have supported a relationship between low folic acid and
vitamin B12 and high homocysteine levels as possible predictors of depression. The results …

The structure of material hardship in US households: An examination of the coherence behind common measures of well-being

C Heflin, J Sandberg, P Rafail - Social problems, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Motivated by the growing interest in and the usage of measures of material hardship,
together with the lack of a comprehensive theoretical understanding of the how indicators of …

Nutrient intake and psychological health in an elderly Chinese population

J Woo, H Lynn, WY Lau, J Leung, E Lau… - … Journal of Geriatric …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Background Associations between nutrition and cognitive impairment, and nutrition and
depression, have been observed. Elderly people are at risk of under nutrition, and also have …

[HTML][HTML] Green tea consumption is associated with depressive symptoms in the elderly

K Niu, A Hozawa, S Kuriyama, S Ebihara, H Guo… - The American journal of …, 2009 - Elsevier
Background Green tea is reported to have various beneficial effects (eg, anti–stress
response and antiinflammatory effects) on human health. Although these functions might be …

Augmentation and combination strategies in treatment-resistant depression

M Fava - Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 2001 - psychiatrist.com
A substantial proportion of depressed patients show only partial or no response to
antidepressants, and even among responders to antidepressant treatment, residual …

Current status of augmentation and combination treatments for major depressive disorder: a literature review and a proposal for a novel approach to improve practice

M Fava, AJ Rush - Psychotherapy and psychosomatics, 2006 - karger.com
Most patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) do not reach symptom remission. These
patients with residual symptoms have worse function and worse prognosis than those who …

Intakes of folate, vitamin B6 and B12 and risk of depression in community-dwelling older adults: the Quebec Longitudinal Study on Nutrition and Aging

L Gougeon, H Payette, JA Morais… - European journal of …, 2016 - nature.com
Results: Over 3 years, 170 participants were identified as depressed. Women in the highest
tertile of B 6 intake from food were 43% less likely to become depressed when adjusting for …

Folate and B12 serum levels in association with depression in the aged: a systematic review and meta-analysis

ET Petridou, AA Kousoulis, T Michelakos… - Aging & mental …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives: To systematically review and meta-analyse existing evidence on the association
between folate/B12, and depression among the aged people. Methods: Following …

Biological risk factors for late life depression

H Tiemeier - European journal of epidemiology, 2003 - Springer
Depression in late life is a recognised public health problem. After establishing socio-
demographic and psychological risk factors for depression, epidemiological research has …

Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects of carotenoids in mood disorders: an overview

P Rasmus, E Kozłowska - Antioxidants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Depression has a multifactorial etiology comprising family history and unemployment. This
review aims to summarize the evidence available for the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory …