Mood disorders are associated with a more severe hypovitaminosis D than schizophrenia

Psychiatry Res. 2015 Sep 30;229(1-2):613-6. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2015.04.039. Epub 2015 May 19.

Abstract

Patients with psychiatric disorders display high levels of hypovitaminosis D (<50nmol/L). It remains unclear whether it is associated with specific diagnoses. To further explore vitamin D status in psychiatric inpatients, 82 individuals with mood disorders or schizophrenia/schizoaffective disorders were included. Hypovitaminosis D was significantly lower in patients with mood disorders than patients with schizophrenia (standardized β coefficient=0.385, p=0.007). Further studies are warranted to determine specific causes of hypovitaminosis D and the interest of supplementation.

Keywords: Bipolar disorders; Dysthymia; Major depression; Schizophrenia; Vitamin D.

Publication types

  • Observational Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cohort Studies
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Mood Disorders / blood*
  • Mood Disorders / diagnosis*
  • Mood Disorders / epidemiology
  • Schizophrenia / blood*
  • Schizophrenia / diagnosis*
  • Schizophrenia / epidemiology
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Vitamin D / blood
  • Vitamin D Deficiency / blood*
  • Vitamin D Deficiency / diagnosis*
  • Vitamin D Deficiency / epidemiology

Substances

  • Vitamin D