Correlation between total vitamin D levels and psychotic psychopathology in patients with schizophrenia: therapeutic implications for add-on vitamin D augmentation

Yuksel R. N., Altunsoy N., Tikir B., Kuluk M. C., ÜNAL K., Goka S., ...More

THERAPEUTIC ADVANCES IN PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY, vol.4, no.6, pp.268-275, 2014 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 4 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Doi Number: 10.1177/2045125314553612
  • Journal Name: THERAPEUTIC ADVANCES IN PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.268-275
  • Keywords: Schizophrenia, vitamin D, vitamin D deficiency, psychosis, total vitamin D, 25-OH vitamin D
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objectives: Vitamin D deficiency is one of the implicated factors in ethio- pathogenesis of schizophrenia. Low serum vitamin D levels have been reported in many schizophrenia studies. However, the question is still not answered: Is there a correlation between disease activity and serum vitamin D levels? This is the first study evaluating the relationship between serum total vitamin D levels and disease activity, by comparing total vitamin D levels in two schizophrenia groups abruptly different in terms of disease activity.