Fish Oil May Aid Against Manic Depression; Study Attributes Dramatic Improvement in Patients to Omega-3 Fatty Acids in Supplements

From: The Washington Post | Date: April 27, 1999| Author: | Copyright information

Scientists believe they have found a surprising new ally in their efforts to understand and treat the sharp mood swings of manic depression--the fatty acids of fish oil.

A Harvard University clinical trial of 44 patients suffering from manic, or bipolar, depression had such positive results with fish oil that the experiment was stopped after four months and all patients were put on a treatment of 14 capsules per day.

"The group taking the fish oil was performing strikingly better than the placebo group, including significantly longer periods of remission," said Andrew L. Stoll, director of the ...

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