Oxidative status and the severity of clinical symptoms in patients with post-traumatic stress disorder.

Background: The aim of this study was to measure the parameters of oxidative stress in the blood of patients with post-traumatic stress disorder.

Methods: The study included 80 male war veterans who participated actively in the Homeland war in Croatia. Volunteers were divided into two groups: 50 veterans diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder and 30 without diagnosis.

Essential fatty acids and psychiatric disorders.

Psychiatric disorders are a significant source of disability worldwide. Increasing evidence indicates that disturbances of fatty acids and phospholipid metabolism can play a part in a wide range of psychiatric, neurological, and developmental disorders in adults. Essential fatty acids, ω-3 and ω-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids, play a central role in the normal development and functioning of the brain and central nervous system.