Serotonin regulates a wide variety of brain functions and behaviors. Here, we synthesize
previous findings that serotonin regulates executive function, sensory gating, and social …

Background Despite omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) supplementation in
depressed patients have been suggested to improve depressive symptomatology, previous …

There has been much speculation about modern environments causing an epidemic of
depression. This review aims to (1) determine whether depression rates have increased and …

The health benefits of fish oil, and its omega-3 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acid content,
have attracted much scientific attention in the last four decades. Fish oils that contain higher …

There is now strong evidence of progressive neuropathological processes in bipolar
disorder (BD). On this basis, the current understanding of the neurobiology of BD has shifted …

Background Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is among the most common
psychiatric disorders of childhood that persists into adulthood in the majority of cases. The …

Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) include two series of fatty acids: omega-6 and omega-3
series. PUFAs have amphiphatic properties: hydrophilic head and hydrophobic tail. Such …

The changing of omega‐6/omega‐3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) in the food supply of
Western societies occurred over the last 150 years is thought to promote the pathogenesis of …

Schizophrenia is associated with increased levels of oxidative stress, as reflected by an
increase in the concentrations of damaging reactive species and a reduction in anti-oxidant …

Objective: Randomized trials of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) treatment for
depression have differed in outcome. Recent meta-analyses ascribe discrepancies to …