Vitamin D Deficiency/Insufficiency among Inpatients with Depressive Symptoms
10.9758/cpn.2019.17.1.121
- Author:
Young Sup WOO
1
;
Sangha KIM
;
Jong Hyun JEONG
;
Young Eun JUNG
;
Moon Doo KIM
;
Won Myong BAHK
Author Information
1. Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. wmbahk@catholic.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Brief Communication
- Keywords:
Vitamin D;
Depression;
Anhedonia
- MeSH:
Anhedonia;
Depression;
Humans;
Inpatients;
Retrospective Studies;
Vitamin D;
Vitamins
- From:Clinical Psychopharmacology and Neuroscience
2019;17(1):121-124
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE: Although the association between low vitamin D levels and depressive symptoms has been widely reported, studies investigating the relationship between hypovitaminosis D and depressive symptomatology are scarce. METHODS: We retrospectively studied the relationship between vitamin D status and depressive symptoms in 196 patients hospitalized for a major depressive episode. RESULTS: The baseline 17-item Hamilton Depression Rating Scale total and depression factor (item 1, 2, 3, 7) scores were significantly higher in the vitamin-D-insufficiency/deficiency group than in the vitamin-D-sufficiency group. CONCLUSION: It is important to consider measuring the vitamin D levels of patients with severe and core depressive symptoms and providing vitamin D supplementation when necessary.
