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Recommended articles, web sites & books on nutritional and botanical treatments or treatment adjuncts for mental disorders*

Omega-3 Essential Fatty Acids:

Books:

Scientific Articles (full text):
- Omega-3 and schizophrenia
- Omega-3 treatment of depression in pregnancy PDF
- Omega-3 and risk of postpartum depression PDF
- Omega-3 treatment of borderline personality disorder PDF
- Omega-2 treatment of bipolar disorder PDF
- Fatty acid deficiency in bipolar mania PDF
- Pure DHA does NOT work in major depression (you need EPA also) PDF
- Essential fatty acids and depression in the elderly PDF
- Omega-3 in refractory depression PDF PDF2 PDF3
- Fish consumption & postpartum depression PDF
- Fish oil and rheumatoid arthritis PDF
- Fish oil and inflammatory bowel disease PDF
- Fish and the risk of dementia PDF
- Fish oil in asthma PDF
- Fish oil reduced stroke in men PDF
- Fish oil reduces sudden death PDF
- Omega-3 may reduce coronary heart disease and death in elderly PDF
- Omega-3 and aggression PDF PDF2
- Omega-3 in depression & heart disease PDF
- Omega-3 in health & disease PDF
- Omega-3 in ADHD PDF PDF2
Other Omega-3 References:
- Death of David Horrobin, M.D. 2003 (he initiated this field of stufy) PDF
- Crime Times
- Nutrisana.com
- And depression
- iHerb.com
Omega-3 Sources (a good product with no fishy taste and lots of useful information):

NOTE: Essential fatty acids (EFAs) are easily oxidized and can increase blood levels of harmful lipid peroxides! You must take additional antioxidant vitamins to avoid this: 2000 mg vitamin C & 1200 mg vitamin E (see PDF on advantage of natural vitamin E) per day have been shown to protect even large doses of EFAs (up to 25 g/day) from oxidation. Smaller amounts of EFAs would require proportionally smaller doses of these vitamins. Mental illnesses appear to cause oxidative stress, resulting in depletion of membrane fatty acids. Thus,they are recommended even for individuals not taking dietary EFA's. For information about the adverse health consequences of trans (partially hydrogenated) fats, see Dr. Mary Enig's site.

St. Johns Wort: