title: Vitamin D: new implications for mood and blood pressure.
abstract: This article reviews the 2011 guidelines for the evaluation, treatment, and prevention of vitamin D deficiency as well as the research literature evidencing an association between vitamin D, blood pressure and depression. Studies reveal an association between vitamin D levels and both systolic blood pressure and depression.
authors.affiliation: Janis P. Puglisi is a family nurse practitioner in primary/urgent care at General Medical Clinic, Greensboro, NC. The author is conducting dissertation research exploring the effects of vitamin D, inflammation, and blood pressure upon adults with coronary artery disease.
authors.forename: Janis P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Puglisi
mesh_terms: D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology*; D003863:Depression / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000451:nursing; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012016:Reference Values; D014807:Vitamin D / Q000097:blood*; D014808:Vitamin D Deficiency / Q000451:nursing*
chemical_list: D014807:Vitamin D