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Effectiveness of Vitamin D in the Treatment of Mood Disorders: A Literature Review

Depression is a mood disorder that has a significant negative impact on the lives of many individuals. Since vitamin D deficiency is prevalent in the North American population, recent scientific research is investigating the connection between insufficient vitamin D and the pathogenesis of mood disorders, as well as the nutrient’s potential as a therapeutic agent. Several epidemiological studies have shown a relationship between low levels of vitamin D and the presence of depression.

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Effectiveness of Vitamin D in the Treatment of Mood Disorders: A Literature Review
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Understanding the serum vitamin B12 level and its implications for treating neuropsychiatric conditions: an orthomolecular perspective

Vitamin B12 (cobalamin) ranks among the most useful, safe, and effective orthomolecules when treating a diverse array of neuropsychiatric conditions. However, most clinicians do not consider vitamin B12 important unless the serum level is below laboratory reference ranges. Ten research reports, summarized here, indicate metabolic consequences from low-normal (but not deficient) serum B12 levels, and/or clinical improvements following therapy that markedly increased serum B12 levels.

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Understanding the serum vitamin B12 level and its implications for treating neuropsychiatric conditions: an orthomolecular perspective
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Mindfulness in functional gastrointestinal disorders: a meta-analysis

BACKGROUND: Functional gastrointestinal disorders are highly prevalent and standard treatments are often unsatisfactory. Mindfulness-based therapy has shown benefit in conditions including chronic pain, mood, and somatization disorders. OBJECTIVES: To assess the quality and effectiveness reported in existing literature, we conducted a meta-analysis of mindfulness-based therapy in functional gastrointestinal disorders. Methods. Pubmed, EBSCO, and Cochrane databases were searched from inception to May 2014.

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Mindfulness in functional gastrointestinal disorders: a meta-analysis
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Existential Oppression Faced by Individuals Having Psychosis and Schizophrenia

Schizophrenia is really a syndrome manifested by marked changes in the afflicted individual's functioning, perception, thinking, and behavior. The onset can be sudden or can take many years to reach some critical threshold in which the "illness" becomes so observable forcing some type of action or intervention. It is thought to arise from gene– environmental interactions within the context of a diathesis–stress milieu.

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Existential Oppression Faced by Individuals Having Psychosis and Schizophrenia
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Vitamin B12, Vitamin B6, Folic Acid and Psychosis: A Review

Schizophrenia spectrum disorders (SSD) represent a cluster of severe mental illnesses. Vitamins are known to play a role in various aspects of health and disease; however, the exact role of vitamins B12, B6 and folic acid in the development and progression of SSD are not clear. These vitamins play a role in the one-carbon metabolism cycle which is hypothesized to be involved in schizophrenia pathogenesis.

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Vitamin B12, Vitamin B6, Folic Acid and Psychosis: A Review
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Diet and Psychosis: A Scoping Review

Introduction

Schizophrenia spectrum disorders (SSD) represent a cluster of severe mental illnesses. Diet has been identified as a modifiable risk factor and opportunity for intervention in many physical illnesses and more recently in mental illnesses such as unipolar depression; however, no dietary guidelines exist for patients with SSD.

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Diet and Psychosis: A Scoping Review
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Major Depressive Disorder and Food Hypersensitivity: A Case Report

Introduction:

Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a common chronic mental health condition and not all patients respond to pharmacotherapy. Increasing evidence suggests that dietary choices play a role in the pathogenesis of mental illness and serve as modifiable factors with utility in the treatment of these disorders. Although many mechanisms are being explored, one area of study is the role of food hypersensitivity reactions in mental health conditions.

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Major Depressive Disorder and Food Hypersensitivity: A Case Report
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Dietary modification in the treatment of schizophrenia spectrum disorders: A systematic review

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Schizophrenia spectrum disorders impact functioning, reduce quality of life and increase the risk of physical illness and premature mortality. Nutritional intervention studies aimed at decreasing body weight have demonstrated efficacy in improving metabolic outcomes; however, few studies have explored the impact of interventions designed to modify diet on mental health outcomes.

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Dietary modification in the treatment of schizophrenia spectrum disorders: A systematic review
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