Vitamin D Deficiency and Depression in Children
The Carlat Child Psychiatry Report, Volume 2, Number 5, August 2011
https://www.thecarlatreport.com/newsletter-issue/ccprv2n5/
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Talia Puzantian, PharmD, BCPP
Should you be ordering vitamin D levels in your patients? Vitamin D studies have proliferated recently. The recent finding that vitamin D receptors are found in the brain, along with the well known association between low sunlight exposure and seasonal affective disorder, has led doctors to wonder whether there is an association between vitamin D deficiency and depression.
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Talia Puzantian, PharmD, BCPP
Clinical psychopharmacology consultant, www.taliapuzantian.com
Dr. Puzantian has disclosed that she has no relevant relationships or financial interests in any commercial company pertaining to this educational activity.