title: Preventive strategies in depression: gathering evidence for risk factors and potential interventions.
abstract: This editorial critiques the recent literature concerning both vitamin D deficiency in major depression and supplementation as a treatment strategy, and contextualises it within a broader approach to the prevention of depression, based on the recent evidence for lifestyle as a risk factor for depression and anxiety.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Berk
authors.forename: Felice
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Jacka
mesh_terms: D002762:Cholecalciferol / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000178:diet therapy*; D019587:Dietary Supplements; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014807:Vitamin D / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000097:blood; D014808:Vitamin D Deficiency / Q000178:diet therapy*; D014815:Vitamins / Q000008:administration & dosage*
chemical_list: D014815:Vitamins; D014807:Vitamin D; D002762:Cholecalciferol; C104450:25-hydroxyvitamin D