The Role of Vitamin C in the Treatment of Depression

some studies have suggested that vitamin C deficiency may play a role in the etiology of depression although the efficient dose and time of prescription is not clear now.  Also, it is not known which antidepressant drugs could be more efficient in augmentation with vitamins. Nowadays, due to the imp...

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Main Authors: Reza Bidaki, Mahsa Mahdavi Firoozabadi, Mahsa Motamed, Sina Taherzadeh Borujeni, Azadeh Nadjarzadeh
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Language:English
Published: Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences and Health Services 2023-05-01
Series:Journal of Nutrition and Food Security
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Online Access:http://jnfs.ssu.ac.ir/article-1-444-en.html
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Mahsa Mahdavi Firoozabadi
Mahsa Motamed
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description some studies have suggested that vitamin C deficiency may play a role in the etiology of depression although the efficient dose and time of prescription is not clear now.  Also, it is not known which antidepressant drugs could be more efficient in augmentation with vitamins. Nowadays, due to the importance and more prevalence of psychiatric disorders, dietary supplements which would augment the effects of drugs have been taken into consideration. Moreover, dose titration of anti-depressant drugs is a lifelong challenge due to unwanted side effects
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spelling doaj.art-db75675bccdd46efb620ddb3c6ae7b6f2023-05-06T06:48:59ZengShahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences and Health ServicesJournal of Nutrition and Food Security2476-74172476-74252023-05-0182152154The Role of Vitamin C in the Treatment of DepressionReza Bidaki0Mahsa Mahdavi Firoozabadi1Mahsa Motamed2Sina Taherzadeh Borujeni3Azadeh Nadjarzadeh4 Research Center of Addiction and Behavioral Sciences, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran; Research center of Addiction and Behavioral Sciences, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran Department of Psychiatry, Residence of Psychiatry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Department of Psychiatry, Psychiatrist, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran. some studies have suggested that vitamin C deficiency may play a role in the etiology of depression although the efficient dose and time of prescription is not clear now.  Also, it is not known which antidepressant drugs could be more efficient in augmentation with vitamins. Nowadays, due to the importance and more prevalence of psychiatric disorders, dietary supplements which would augment the effects of drugs have been taken into consideration. Moreover, dose titration of anti-depressant drugs is a lifelong challenge due to unwanted side effectshttp://jnfs.ssu.ac.ir/article-1-444-en.htmlvitamin cascorbic aciddepression
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title The Role of Vitamin C in the Treatment of Depression
title_full The Role of Vitamin C in the Treatment of Depression
title_fullStr The Role of Vitamin C in the Treatment of Depression
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