Re: Vitamin B12 in Treating Depression » Dr. Bob

Posted by Larry Hoover on December 8, 2003, at 8:11:52

In reply to Vitamin B12 in Treating Depression « Jaynee, posted by Dr. Bob on December 5, 2003, at 6:36:18

> > Does anyone know what form of the Vitamin B12 they were using in this study?
> >
> > pill, injection, etc.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> >
> > Vitamin B12 in treating depression
> > Source: Times 2
> > Date: 03/12/2003
> > A brief snippet in Times 2 reports that patients having treatment for depression should be encouraged to take vitamin B12 supplements. A study in the BMC Psychiatry journal found that those with high levels of the vitamin responded better to treatment.
They weren't treated with B12. It was a naturalistic prospective study. In other words, all they did was monitor depressives over a period of time, while they were (presumably) receiving other treatments for depression. Those subjects with higher B12 levels simply did better than those with low levels. Here's the abstract:
http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-244X/3/17/abstract

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