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Study finds vitamins boost mental health

By Jarrod Booker 4:00 AM Thursday Jan 21, 2010 Facebook

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Clinical psychologist Julia Rucklidge's research found supplements helped mental

health. Photo / SuppliedPeople with mental illness made " remarkable "

improvements by taking a daily dose of nutritional supplements rather than

conventional medicines, a trial has found.

 

The work by a Canterbury University clinical psychologist has shown the

potential that consumption of the right micronutrients, such as vitamins,

minerals and amino acids, could have for helping a range of mental health

problems.

 

Many who took part in a trial with Associate Professor Julia Rucklidge showed

improvements they had not shown under prescription drugs.

 

Dr Rucklidge said it should come as no surprise that micronutrients could affect

psychiatric symptoms, as they were essential for the inner workings of the

brain.

 

" It is possible that some individuals with mental illness either have

deficiencies in nutrients or may need more for optimal brain functioning. "

 

Dr Rucklidge's trial focused on sufferers of attention deficit hyperactivity

disorder (ADHD), which affects 3 to 5 per cent of adults.

 

In the trial, 14 adults with both ADHD and severe mood dysregulation (SMD) took

a 36-ingredient micronutrient formula that consisted of mainly vitamins,

minerals and amino acids, over eight weeks.

 

Significant improvements were found on measures of inattention, hyperactivity

and impulsiveness, mood, quality of life, anxiety and stress.

 

" Most of the individuals were in a moderate to severe depressed state at the

start of the trial, " Dr Rucklidge said..

 

" At the end of the eight weeks, the mean score on the depression measure fell in

the normal non-depressed range, which is a fairly remarkable change in such a

short time, especially as many had not experienced such improvements with other

conventional treatments.

 

" Participants were monitored for a further two months and people who stayed on

the micronutrient formula showed further improvements and the ones who came off

showed regression in their symptoms. "

 

Dr Rucklidge said another important finding of her work was that micronutrient

treatment had few side effects in comparison to many of the mood stabilisers and

stimulants used in conventional treatments.

 

Dr Lyndy Matthews, of the College of Psychiatrists, said there was a lack of

scientific evidence to show micronutrients were an effective treatment for

mental illness.

 

But she considered it very important for people being treated for mental illness

to take care of their physical health, often directing her own patients to see a

dietician.

 

The Mental Health Foundation welcomed another approach that could help treat

mental illness, " particularly one that is more than just pharmaceutical

products, and that people can work with themselves " .

 

PRESCRIPTION LIST

 

Drug treatments for mental illness, year ended June 2009

 

* Prescriptions for antipsychotic drugs: About 390,000

 

* Prescriptions for antidepressant drugs: About 1.23 million