Relationship of homocysteine, folic acid and vitamin B<sub>12</sub> with depression in a middle-aged community sample - Concepedia

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Relationship of homocysteine, folic acid and vitamin B<sub>12</sub> with depression in a middle-aged community sample

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2004

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Perminder S. Sachdev, Ruth Parslow, Ora Lux, Chris Salonikas, Wei Wen, Daya Naidoo, Helen Christensen, Anthony F. Jorm

Psychological Medicine

Abstract

Low folic acid and high homocysteine, but not low vitamin B12 levels, are correlates of depressive symptoms in community-dwelling middle-aged individuals. The effects of folic acid and homocysteine are overlapping but distinct.