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ArticleBrain sciences2022

Vitamin D Deficiency and Risk Factors Related to Acute Psychiatric Relapses in Patients with Severe Mental Disorders: A Preliminary Study.

Michele Fabrazzo, Salvatore Agnese, Salvatore Cipolla, Matteo Di Vincenzo, Emiliana Mancuso, Antonio Volpicelli, Francesco Perris, Gaia Sampogna, Francesco Catapano, Andrea Fiorillo and 1 more

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Article in Brain sciences, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 27% of its field
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3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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11 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Michele FabrazzoDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", 80138 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0231-4025
Salvatore AgneseDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", 80138 Naples, Italy.
Salvatore CipollaDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", 80138 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8995-9020
Matteo Di VincenzoDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", 80138 Naples, Italy.
Emiliana MancusoDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", 80138 Naples, Italy.
Antonio VolpicelliDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", 80138 Naples, Italy.
Francesco PerrisDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", 80138 Naples, Italy.
Gaia SampognaDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", 80138 Naples, Italy.
Francesco CatapanoDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", 80138 Naples, Italy.
Andrea FiorilloDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", 80138 Naples, Italy.
Mario LucianoDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", 80138 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4338-1371
University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Previous studies have indicated that vitamin (Vit) D deficiency is frequent in psychiatric patients, regardless of diagnostic category. We aimed to assess whether acute psychiatric relapses in inpatients was associated with Vit D deficiency compared to stabilized outpatients. The cohort (152 total patients, 75 males and 77 females) had a mean age of 47.3 ± 14.4 years at admission and was grouped according to psychiatric diagnosis. Psychopathological symptom severity was assessed by the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS), a multidimensional symptom inventory. Total calcium serum levels were measured using standard laboratory methods, while plasma levels of 25-OH-Vit D and parathyroid hormone (PTH) were measured by automated chemiluminescence immunoassays. The psychiatric inpatient subgroup showed a significant difference in serum levels of 25-OH-Vit D and PTH (p < 0.001). Correlation analysis between serum levels of 25-OH-Vit D and BPRS total and subitem scores indicated a significantly negative relationship. In addition, linear regression analysis evidenced that the inpatient condition might predict low PTH and 25-OH-Vit D serum levels. Hospitalized psychiatric patients are at increased risk for Vit D deficiency regardless of their diagnostic categories. The mechanism underlying the association between acute psychiatric relapses and Vit D deficiency remains unclear. Therefore, screening for Vit D deficiency should pertain to the health assessment of patients with major psychiatric disorders.

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affective disordersparathyroid hormonepsychiatric relapsespsychotic disordersvitamin D deficiency

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PMID35892414
PMCPMC9329760
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