Iris Publishers- Open access Journal of Nursing & Care | Is complementary therapy (Vitamin D) effective among Psychiatric disorder? (Depression)?

Authored by Qusai Mohammed Harahsheh

The relationship between vitamin D and depression was clarified in many studies, some of this studies shown that there is a strong relationship between vitamin D and depression and shown that positive effect of vitamin D among patient with depressive disorder such as decreasing depressive symptoms like worthless, hurt restless, hopeless and feeling empty and cost effective and other positive effects comparing with antidepressants medication. On the other hand few studies shown that there is no relationship between vitamin D and depressive disorder, and it’s just improve the bone tissue with calcium assistance. On this literature review the current author will clarify many articles related to the relationship between vitamin D and the depressive disorder. Studies found positive effect of vitamin D on Depressive disorder many studies shown positive effect of vitamin D on depressive disorder and many studies shown that there is a relationship between decreasing vitamin D and increasing depressive symptoms severity(Jisheng Zhane et al 2014) found that the people with low serum of vitamin D has a higher severity depressive symptoms compared with people with normal vitamin D level, on the same time in this experimental article the author use vitamin D supplementation for group of people with severe depressive symptoms within specific period of time and concluded that there is a positive effect in decreasing the severity of symptoms (JishengZhane., et al 2014) , moreover the smart point on this article was using the vitamin D supplementation just in winter to avoid important external factors like seasonal factors and sun light strength, on same time the author linked between the chronic diseases which prevent people spending time out door (under sun light) and vitamin D deficiency which may increase the severity of depressive symptoms which reflect the 2nd reason to choose winter season.

Furthermore, an experimental study done in summer 2009 for 44 healthy student given vitamin D supplementation for 5 days resulting on improving their mood in that period compared with pre supplementation status by using specific tool after and before the experiment [6].Moreover [6] conclude that the higher level of vitamin D in human body has strong relationship with preventing depression.
Moreover a study done in U.S. for 18875 young adults population to link between the concentration of serum vitamin D and depression, by using specific tool for assessment (Diagnostic interview schedule), the sample age was 15-39 years old, they estimate an odd ratio after analyzing the data for vitamin D deficiency and having depression, compared with persons which have normal vitamin D value [7]. On the same topic [7] shown many characteristic which considered as a higher provenance of vitamin D deficiency, this characteristic are below poverty people, female gender, persons which didn’t get supplements, non-Hispanic, black people higher BMI people, west regions and south regions European cities and people who have at least one depressive episode, all of characteristic have ≤ 50 mole/liter, vitamin D serum which mean vitamin D deficiency, this number looked very low compared with 75 mole/liter of serum vitamin D within other people.

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