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Omega‐3 fatty acids may prevent long‐term progression to psychosis
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the brown university psychopharmacology update
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1556-7532
pISSN - 1068-5308
DOI - 10.1002/pu.30100
Subject(s) - polyunsaturated fatty acid , psychosis , long chain , citation , psychiatry , medicine , psychology , library science , computer science , fatty acid , chemistry , biochemistry , polymer science
Extending the findings of previously published research by analyzing results over a longer follow‐up period, a study has found that 12 weeks of treatment with long‐chain omega‐3 polyunsaturated fatty acids reduced the risk of progression to psychotic disorder over a 7‐year period in young people with subthreshold psychotic states.