vitamin D a risk-modifying factor for schizophrenia

Decreased brain levels of vitamin B12 in aging, autism and schizophrenia

Vitamin D in schizophrenia, major depression and alcoholism

Randomized multicenter investigation of folate plus vitamin B12

supplementation in schizophrenia

This article reviews the current literature addressing the treatment of schizophrenia with vitamin
supplementation. It describes the important roles that vitamins play in normal metabolism, and reviews
the evidence pertaining to vitamin deficiency and supplementation in patients with schizophrenia. There
is mounting evidence suggesting that vitamin supplementation, in particular with folic acid, vitamin B12
and vitamin D, may be important in treatment within certain subgroups of patients. There is a need for
larger randomized controlled trials, and further studies examining the incidence of schizophrenia in
countries with poor prenatal care and malnutrition, as well as in countries that have adopted mandatory
folic acid fortification of grain products, are recommended.

Your body needs vitamin D to absorb calcium. This makes getting enough of both vitamin D and calcium
crucial to maintaining bone health and preventing osteoporosis.