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METHYLATION AND MOOD

Authors :
M. W. P. Carney
Brian Toone
E. H. Reynolds
Source :
The Lancet. 324:196-198
Publication Year :
1984
Publisher :
Elsevier BV, 1984.

Abstract

S-adenosylmethionine (SAM) has antidepressant properties. The commonest neuropsychiatric complication of severe folate deficiency is depression. These independent observations suggest that methylation in the nervous system may underlie the expression of mood and related processes and may be implicated in some affective disorders; suggest new biological approaches to the understanding and treatment of some affective disorders; and may explain why methionine sometimes aggravates schizophrenia.

Details

ISSN :
01406736
Volume :
324
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
The Lancet
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....573a3de35bda67afc5a6c49418ee1253
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(84)90482-3