Vitamin D in Anxiety and Affective Disorders

• Published in: Physiological research Vol. 64; no. Suppl 2; pp. S101 - S103
• Main Authors: BIČÍKOVÁ, M., DUŠKOVÁ, M., VÍTKŮ, J., KALVACHOVÁ, B., ŘÍPOVÁ, D., MOHR, P., STÁRKA, L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Czech Republic Institute of Physiology 01.01.2015
• Subjects: Animals; Anxiety; Anxiety - blood; Anxiety - diagnosis; Anxiety - therapy; Cross-Sectional Studies; Depressive Disorder - blood; Depressive Disorder - diagnosis; Depressive Disorder - therapy; Humans; Mental depression; Mood Disorders - blood; Mood Disorders - diagnosis; Mood Disorders - therapy; Vitamin D; Vitamin D - blood; Womens health

Reduced levels of vitamin or its metabolites have been reported in various psychiatric disorders. Insufficient levels of vitamin D in depressive patients have been confirmed by many authors, but there have been conflicting results in subjects with anxiety disorders. In the present cross-sectional st...