[Folic acid deficiency in patients hospitalized with depression? A pilot study of clinical relevance].
Seventy-seven depressive inpatients were studied in a pilot study to determine their serum and red cell folate levels at admission. Only one depressive inpatient with a low serum folate value had a history of an illness-related lack of nutrition prior to admission, and the low value was only on day 1 of the study. Our results demonstrate that folate acid deficiency is not as common in depressive inpatients as reported, especially in British studies for two reasons: different eating habits and a methodological problem.
Abteilung Psychiatrie, Universität Ulm.
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Wolfersdorf
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Maier
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Fröscher
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Laage
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Straub
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000097:blood* / Q000523:psychology; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000097:blood* / Q000523:psychology; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000378:metabolism; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D005492:Folic Acid / Q000097:blood*; D005494:Folic Acid Deficiency / Q000097:blood* / Q000523:psychology; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012016:Reference Values
D005492:Folic Acid
Folsäuremangel bei stationären depressiven Patienten? Eine Pilotstudie zur klinischen Relevanz.