Omega-6 fatty acids and greater likelihood of suicide risk and major depression in early pregnancy

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 152-154, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 76-82

  Vaz, Juliana S ^a   Kac, Gilberto ^a   Nardi, Antonio E ^a   Hibbeln, Joseph R ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Arachidonic acid; Major depressive disorder; Omega 6 fatty acids; Pregnancy; Suicide risk

Indexed keywords

ADRENIC ACID; ARACHIDONIC ACID; FATTY ACID; OMEGA 6 FATTY ACID; UNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FATTY ACID BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LIPID COMPOSITION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; SUICIDE; BLOOD; BRAZIL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ARACHIDONIC ACID; BRAZIL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-6; FATTY ACIDS, UNSATURATED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; LOGISTIC MODELS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SUICIDE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84889091588     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2013.04.045     Document Type: Article

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