Naturally absorbed polyunsaturated fatty acids, lithium, and suicide-related behaviors: a case-controlled study

Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) (omega-3 fatty acids) have been reported to be effective for depression (Grosso et  al., 2016; Sarris et al., 2016; Hallahan et al., 2016; Bloch and Hannestad, 2012; Lin et al., 2010), with studies favoring EPA rather than DHA as more effective (Sarris et al., 2016; Hallahan et al., 2016; Martins, 2009). However, the effects of omega-3 fatty acids on suicide appear to be inc onclusive (Pompili et al., 2017) because large epidemiological studies (Poudel-Tandukar et al., 2011; Tsai et al., 2014) have shown no supportive evidence for the association between lower suicide risk and a high intake of fish, EPA and DHA.

Source: Journal of Affective Disorders - August 9, 2018 Category: Neurology Authors: Keiko Kurosawa, Takeshi Terao, Masayuki Kanehisa, Ippei Shiotsuki, Nobuyoshi Ishii, Ryuichi Takenaka, Teruo Sakamoto, Takehisa Matsukawa, Kazuhito Yokoyama, Shuntaro Ando, Atsushi Nishida, Yutaka Matsuoka Tags: Research paper Source Type: research