All articles tagged with #psychiatric symptoms
Research shows that the side of initial motor symptom onset in Parkinson's disease influences non-motor symptom progression, with right-side onset linked to cognitive decline and dementia risk, and left-side onset associated with psychiatric issues like depression and anxiety, emphasizing the need for personalized treatment approaches.
A pilot study from Stanford Medicine suggests that a ketogenic diet, when combined with standard medication, may improve both metabolic health and psychiatric symptoms in people with severe mental illnesses such as bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. The study found that participants who strictly adhered to the ketogenic diet showed improvements in psychiatric symptoms, metabolic markers, and overall quality of life. However, experts emphasize the need for more comprehensive research and caution against the long-term sustainability and potential side effects of the ketogenic diet, recommending more sustainable dietary patterns and close monitoring by healthcare professionals.
A Finnish study suggests that a higher than recommended daily dose of vitamin D3 supplementation during the early years of life may reduce the risk of psychiatric symptoms in later childhood. Children receiving triple the standard dose of vitamin D displayed fewer symptoms of depression, anxiety, and withdrawn behavior than those on the standard dose. The study cautions that more research is needed to confirm these findings.
A recent study suggests higher doses of Vitamin D3 supplementation during early childhood may reduce the risk of internalizing psychiatric symptoms in later years. The study, a part of the VIDI trial, observed the impact of the standard 10 µg and a tripled 30 µg dose of Vitamin D on children from the age of two weeks to two years. The results demonstrated that children who received the higher dose had fewer reported cases of depressed mood, anxiety, and withdrawn behavior.
A Finnish study found that daily vitamin D3 supplementation above the standard dose reduced the risk of internalizing problems at school age. Children who received the higher dose had less parent-reported depressed mood, anxiety, and withdrawn behavior than children who received the standard dose. The study is part of the Vitamin D Intervention in Infants (VIDI) clinical trial, which investigates how early vitamin D3 intervention affects children's growth and development. However, further research is needed to confirm the results.
A new study presented at the European Congress of Psychiatry reveals that childhood abuse and neglect affect men and women differently. Women are more affected by childhood emotional trauma and sexual abuse, whereas men are more affected by childhood physical and emotional neglect. Both men and women with a high score for childhood trauma were significantly more likely to show psychiatric symptoms as adults. Childhood trauma is a leading preventable risk factor for mental illness, and understanding which aspects of trauma are more damaging according to gender will facilitate research on the resilience process.