A review on antidepressant activity of omega-3 fatty acids

A review on antidepressant activity of omega-3 fatty acids

Background: As per the reports depression will become the major leading cause of disability. Treatment with antidepressants is suboptimal in most of the cases. Studies have shown that Omega 3 fatty acids might play a role in suppression of depression. Objective: This present review summarizes the ro...

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Main Authors: Ravi P Sankar, Durga P S S Devi, Vinay K R Rajan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:Archives of Mental Health
Subjects:
key message: use of omega 3 fatty acids can be considered as an adjuvant therapy with antidepressant treatment that might help to decrease the depressive symptoms. key words: omega-3 fatty acids
depression
phospholipid polyunsaturated fatty acids
docosahexaenoic acid
eicosapentaenoic acid.
Online Access:http://www.amhonline.org/article.asp?issn=2589-9171;year=2015;volume=16;issue=1;spage=22;epage=26;aulast=Sankar;type=0

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