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Vitamin D
Can Anxiety and Depression Be Treated with Vitamin D
Mental Disorders
Anxiety and depression are the most
common mental disorders in the world. Up to
300 million people suffer from depression.
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158 patients equally divided into Scale tests were The final results after
the experimental group and conducted at 1st month, sixth months later.
control group. 3rd month, and 6th
month.
Scale Tests
Hamilton Depression Scale-17
Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale-17
From the first, third, and six months of the experiment, the
scale measurements were compared between the control
group and experimental group:
D of anxiety symptoms.
Works Cited
Zhu, Cuizhen, et al. “Vitamin D supplementation improves anxiety but not depression symptoms
in patients with vitamin D deficiency.” Brain & Behavior, vol. 10, no. 11, 2020.
References
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Cristol, Hope. “Dopamine: What It Is & What It Does.” WebMD, Reviewed by Smitha Bhandari,
14 June 2021, www.webmd.com/mental-health/what-is-dopamine.
“Vitamin D - Health Professional Fact Sheet.” National Institutes of Health Office of Dietary
Supplements, 12 Aug. 2022, ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/VitaminD-HealthProfessional/.