Vitamin D: Is it relevant to psychiatry?

Acta Neuropsychiatrica

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 205-206

  Berk, Michael ^a,b,c   Dodd, Seetal ^a   Williams, Lana ^a   Jacka, Felice ^a   Pasco, Julie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b ORYGEN RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

^c FLOREY INSTITUTE OF NEUROSCIENCE AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; COLECALCIFEROL; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D RECEPTOR;

ANXIETY DISORDER; BRAIN REGION; CELL SURVIVAL; DEPRESSION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MOOD DISORDER; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PSYCHIATRY; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SHORT SURVEY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 69049111840     PISSN: 09242708     EISSN: 16015215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-5215.2009.00402.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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