Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase (MTHFR) Genetic Polymorphisms and Psychiatric Disorders: A HuGE Review

S Gilbody, S Lewis, T Lightfoot - American journal of …, 2007 - academic.oup.com
The authors performed a meta-analysis of studies examining the association between
polymorphisms in the 5, 10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene, including …

Vitamins, minerals, and mood.

BJ Kaplan, SG Crawford, CJ Field… - Psychological …, 2007 - psycnet.apa.org
In this article, the authors explore the breadth and depth of published research linking
dietary vitamins and minerals (micronutrients) to mood. Since the 1920s, there have been …

Modifiable risk and protective factors for depressive symptoms in low‐income African American mothers

K Siefert, DR Williams, TL Finlayson… - American Journal of …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Low‐income African American mothers of young children experience high rates of
depression, but many of the risk factors that have been identified provide little direction for …

Augmentation strategies for treatment‐resistant depression: a literature review

AF Carvalho, JL Cavalcante… - Journal of clinical …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Background: The large majority of depressed patients fail to remit on the first antidepressant
prescribed. These patients with residual symptoms have higher relapse rates and poorer …

Effects of dietary supplements on depressive symptoms in older patients: a randomised double-blind placebo-controlled trial

S Gariballa, S Forster - Clinical nutrition, 2007 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND & AIMS: The effect of nutritional supplements on mental health in older
patients has received little attention so far. The aims of this trial were therefore to test the …

The role of one-carbon metabolism in schizophrenia and depression

FR Frankenburg - Harvard review of psychiatry, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: Physicians often check folate and cobalamin levels in patients with schizophrenia
and depression. The reasons for this practice are reviewed, as well as implications for …

Folate deprivation increases presenilin expression, gamma‐secretase activity, and Abeta levels in murine brain: potentiation by ApoE deficiency and alleviation by …

A Chan, TB Shea - Journal of neurochemistry, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Folate deficiency has been associated with age‐related neurodegeneration. One direct
consequence of folate deficiency is a decline in the major methyl donor, S‐adenosyl …

Effects of Dietary Supplementation with N-Acetyl Cysteine, Acetyl-l-Carnitine and S-Adenosyl Methionine on Cognitive Performance and Aggression in Normal Mice …

TB Shea - Neuromolecular medicine, 2007 - Springer
In addition to cognitive impairment, behavioral changes such as aggressive behavior,
depression, and psychosis accompany Alzheimer's Disease. Such symptoms may arise due …

Update and critique of natural remedies as antidepressant treatments

D Mischoulon - Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 2007 - Elsevier
The popularity of natural or “alternative” remedies to treat medical and psychiatric disorders
has accelerated dramatically over the past decade, in the United States and worldwide. This …

[PDF][PDF] Assessment of nutritional status of older people in homes for the aged in the Somerset West area

ML Marais, D Marais, D Labadarios - South African Journal of Clinical …, 2007 - ajol.info
Methods A descriptive, crosssectional study design was used. A convenience sample of 4
homes for the aged, serviced by the same private catering company in the Somerset West …