title: [Serum folic acid and vitamin B12 in depressed inpatients. A study of serum folic acid with radioimmunoassay in 121 depressed inpatients].
abstract: According to the newer literature on folate deficiencies in depressive patients serum folate and vitamin B12 levels were studied (RIA) in 121 consecutively admitted depressive inpatients (47 male, 74 female depressives; age 17-86 years, mean age 48 years, diagnostic by ICD-9 300.4, 296.1) during the first (1-3) days of admission (normal volumes folate 3-17 ng/ml, vitamin B12 200-900 pg/ml). Only in two patients serum folate below 3 ng/ml were found, low vitamin B12 levels (below 200 pg/ml) showed 14 patients. This result is in contrast to other authors who found folate deficiencies in 10-50% of psychiatric patients.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung Psychiatrie I der Universität Ulm, PLK Weissenau, Ravensburg-Weissenau.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wolfersdorf
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: König
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000097:blood* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D005492:Folic Acid / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010343:Patient Admission; D011863:Radioimmunoassay; D012016:Reference Values; D014805:Vitamin B 12 / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D005492:Folic Acid; D014805:Vitamin B 12
vernacular_title: Serum-Folsäure und Vitamin B12 bei stationären depressiven Patienten. Untersuchung der Serum-Folsäure mittels Radio-Immuno-Assay bei 121 stationären Depressiven.