Studies suggest that Vitamin D may play an important role in a variety of mental health conditions. Below is a partial list: Anxiety and Depression:
Recent studies have linked low Vitamin D3 levels with anxiety depression. Here are a few of these studies:
- Vitamin D deficiency may play a role in depression
- Vitamin D deficiency is associated with anxiety and depression in fibromyalgia
- Neuropsychological function in relation to serum parathyroid hormone and serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels
- Vitamin D vs broad spectrum phototherapy in the treatment of seasonal affective disorder
- Many Depressed Older Adults Lack Vitamin D
- Behavioural anomalies in mice evoked by "Tokyo" disruption of the Vitamin D receptor gene
- Increased anxiety in mice lacking vitamin D receptor gene
Schizophrenia:
Recent studies have linked low maternal Vitamin D3 levels with later development of Schizophrenia in their offspring. Here are a few of these studies:
- Schizophrenia, vitamin D, and brain development
- Some new food for thought: the role of vitamin D in the mental health of older adults
- Vitamin D receptor variants in 192 patients with schizophrenia and other psychiatric diseases
- Relation of Schizophrenia Prevalence to Latitude, Climate, Fish Consumption, Infant Mortality, and Skin Color: A Role for Prenatal Vitamin D Deficiency and Infections?