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Recent trends in mental illness and omega-3 fatty acids.

J Neural Transm (Vienna)

November 2020

Department of Neuropsychiatry, Unit of Translation Medicine, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 1-7-1 Sakamoto, Nagasaki, 852-8501, Japan.

Article Synopsis
  • Nutrition plays a critical role in both physical health and mental illness, though its impact on mental health has often been neglected.
  • A significant report indicated a link between low fish consumption and higher depression rates, leading to more studies focusing on nutritional influences in neuropsychiatric disorders, specifically omega-3 fatty acids.
  • Recent research is exploring the potential of omega-3 fatty acids in treating various psychiatric disorders, including schizophrenia, depression, ADHD, PTSD, and Alzheimer’s disease.
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  • - Several studies have shown that patients with ADHD tend to have lower levels of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) in their plasma, but it's unclear if this finding applies to Japanese patients due to high fish consumption in Japan.
  • - A study conducted with 24 ADHD patients under 20 years old at Nagasaki University Hospital found their plasma levels of key fatty acids (DHA, EPA, and AA) to be significantly lower than healthy reference levels, suggesting a similar PUFA imbalance as seen in ADHD patients from other countries.
  • - The results imply that addressing this PUFA imbalance could be beneficial for Japanese ADHD patients, indicating potential for replacement therapy similar to approaches in other nations.
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We investigated the effect of oral care on the prevention of pneumonia using a clinical scoring scale in elderly patients with psychiatric disorders after the withdrawal of nasogastric feeding tubes. Notably, oral care was effective in preventing pneumonia relapse in these patients.

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Purpose: Oral care in hospitalized patients with psychiatric disorders is important. However, some patients with psychiatric disorders cannot undergo oral care because of psychiatric symptoms and cognitive decline. The effect of a standardized oral hygiene intervention on the prevention of pneumonia in hospitalized patients with psychiatric disorders was investigated.

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