Vitamin B 6 level is associated with symptoms of depression

Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 340-343

  Hvas, Anne Mette ^a   Juul, Svend ^b   Bech, Per ^c   Nexø, Ebba ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c FREDERIKSBORG GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Depression; Pyridoxal phosphate; Vitamin B 6

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; METHYLMALONIC ACID; PYRIDOXAL 5 PHOSPHATE; PYRIDOXINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; ERYTHROCYTE LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PYRIDOXINE DEFICIENCY; RATING SCALE; SYMPTOM; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; AGED; BLOOD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PYRIDOXAL PHOSPHATE; RISK FACTORS; VITAMIN B 6 DEFICIENCY;

EID: 5644282569     PISSN: 00333190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000080386     Document Type: Article

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