Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2645398 | Applied Nursing Research | 2009 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
BackgroundResearch indicates that vitamin D supplementation may decrease depressive symptoms during the winter months.MethodIn this study, nine women with serum vitamin D levels <40 ng/ml were administered the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI)-II. After vitamin D3 supplementation, six of these women completed the BDI-II and had their serum vitamin D levels reassessed.ResultsVitamin D supplementation was associated not only with an increase in the serum D levels by an average of 27 ng/ml but also with a decline in the BDI-II scores of an average of 10 points.DiscussionThis study suggests that supplemental vitamin D3 reduces depressive symptoms.
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Authors
Clarissa Drymon Shipowick, C. Barton Moore, Cynthia Corbett, Ruth Bindler,