Vitamin D Research
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Mental Illness
- Vitamin D deficiency in psychiatric in-patients and treatment with daily supplements of calcium and ergocalciferol. Psychiatric Bulletin (2008) 32: 390–393.
- VDR gene variants associate with cognitive function and depressive symptoms in old age. Neurobiol Aging. 2007 Aug 20.
- Neophobia, sensory and cognitive functions, and hedonic responses in vitamin D receptor mutant mice. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol. 2007 May;104(3–5):274–80.
- Vitamin D Deficiency Is Associated With Low Mood and Worse Cognitive Performance in Older Adults. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2006 Dec;14(12):1032–1040.
- Chronic 1alpha,25-(OH)2 vitamin D3 treatment reduces Ca2+ mediated hippocampal biomarkers of aging. Cell Calcium. 2006 Sep;40(3):277–86.
- The Can-SAD study: a randomized controlled trial of the effectiveness of light therapy and fluoxetine in patients with winter seasonal affective disorder. Am J Psychiatry. 2006 May;163(5):805–12.
- Neuropsychological function in relation to serum parathyroid hormone and serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels The Tromso study. J Neurol. 2006 Apr;253(4):464–70.
- Behavioural anomalies in mice evoked by "Tokyo" disruption of the Vitamin D receptor gene. Neurosci Res. 2006 Apr;54(4):254–60.
- Pharmacological treatment to augment hole board habituation in prenatal Vitamin D-deficient rats. Behav Brain Res. 2006 Jan 6;166(1):177–83.
- Vitamin D and chronic mental illness. Med J Aust. 2006 Jan 2;184(1):47. Letter.
- Season of birth is associated with anthropometric and neurocognitive outcomes during infancy and childhood in a general population birth cohort. Schizophr Res. 2006 Jan 1;81(1):91–100.
- Antioxidative effect of vitamin D3 on zinc-induced oxidative stress in CNS. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2005 Aug;1053:319–29.
- Evidence that vitamin D3 reverses age-related inflammatory changes in the rat hippocampus. Biochem Soc Trans. 2005 Aug;33(Pt 4):573–7.
- Vitamin D receptor variants in 192 patients with schizophrenia and other psychiatric diseases. Neurosci Lett. 2005 May 20–27;380(1–2):37–41.
- Distribution of the vitamin D receptor and 1 alpha-hydroxylase in human brain. J Chem Neuroanat. 2005 Jan;29(1):21–30.
- Increased anxiety in mice lacking vitamin D receptor gene. Neuroreport. 2004 Jun 7;15(8):1271–4.
- Vitamin D supplementation during the first year of life and risk of schizophrenia: a Finnish birth cohort study. Schizophr Res. 2004 Apr 1;67(2–3):237–45.
- Randomized comparison of the effects of the vitamin D3 adequate intake versus 100 mcg (4000 IU) per day on biochemical responses and the wellbeing of patients. Nutr J. 2004; 3: 8. Published online 2004 July 19.
- Low maternal vitamin D as a risk factor for schizophrenia: a pilot study using banked sera. Schizophr Res. 2003 Sep 1;63(1–2):73–8.
- 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 induces nerve growth factor, promotes neurite outgrowth and inhibits mitosis in embryonic rat hippocampal neurons. Neurosci Lett. 2003 Jun 5;343(2):139–43.
- Vitamin D3 and brain development. Neuroscience. 2003;118(3):641–53.
- Selective deficits in prefrontal cortical GABAergic neurons in schizophrenia defined by the presence of calcium-binding proteins. Biol Psychiatry. 2002 Oct 1;52(7):708–15.
- Deletion of deoxyribonucleic acid binding domain of the vitamin D receptor abrogates genomic and nongenomic functions of vitamin D. Mol Endocrinol. 2002 Jul;16(7):1524–37.
- Long-term trends in sunshine duration and its association with schizophrenia birth rates and age at first registration—data from Australia and the Netherlands. Schizophr Res. 2002 Apr 1;54(3):199–212.
- Exposure to sunlight, vitamin D and schizophrenia. Schizophr Res. 2002 Apr 1;54(3):193–8.
- New clues about vitamin D functions in the nervous system. Trends Endocrinol Metab. 2002 Apr;13(3):100–5. Review.
- Seasonal variation of mixed and pure episodes of bipolar disorder. J Affect Disord. 2002 Feb;68(1):25–31.
- Micronutrient accumulation and depletion in schizophrenia, epilepsy, autism and Parkinson's disease? Med Hypotheses. 2001 May;56(5):641–5.
- Does 'imprinting' with low prenatal vitamin D contribute to the risk of various adult disorders? Med Hypotheses. 2001 Mar;56(3):367–71.
- Vitamin D hormone confers neuroprotection in parallel with downregulation of L-type calcium channel expression in hippocampal neurons. J Neurosci. 2001 Jan 1;21(1):98–108.
- Season of birth in schizophrenia: no latitude at the equator. Br J Psychiatry. 2000 Jan;176:68–71.
- Vitamin D in schizophrenia, major depression and alcoholism. J Neural Transm. 2000;107(7):839–42.
- Hypothesis: is low prenatal vitamin D a risk-modifying factor for schizophrenia? Schizophr Res. 1999 Dec 21;40(3):173–7. Review.
- Consensus statement on the upcoming crisis in geriatric mental health: research agenda for the next 2 decades. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 1999 Sep;56(9):848–53. Review.
- Vitamin D vs broad spectrum phototherapy in the treatment of seasonal affective disorder. J Nutr Health Aging. 1999;3(1):5–7.
- Vitamin D and serotonin in winter. Med Hypotheses. 1998 Sep;51(3):267–8. Review.
- Vitamin D3 enhances mood in healthy subjects during winter. Psychopharmacology (Berl). 1998 Feb;135(4):319–23.
- Season of birth in psychiatry. Neuropsychobiology. 1998;37(4):175–81. Review.
- Seasonality of births in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder: a review of the literature. Schizophr Res. 1997 Nov 7;28(1):1–38. Review.
- Vitamin D increases expression of the tyrosine hydroxylase gene in adrenal medullary cells. Brain Res Mol Brain Res. 1996 Feb;36(1):193-6.
- Seasonal mood changes in 250 normal women Psychiatry Res. 1993 Oct;49(1):77–87.
- Increasing rates of depression. JAMA. 1989 Apr 21;261(15):2229–35. Review.
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