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Four hygienic-dietary recommendations as add-on treatment in depression: a randomized-controlled trial
Mauro García-Toro1, Olga Ibarra, Margalida Gili
1Servicio de Psiquiatría, Hospital Son Llatzer, C/ Carretera de Manacor Km. 4, Palma de Mallorca, Spain. mgarciat@hsll.es
Background:
Modifying diet, exercise, sunlight exposure and sleep patterns may be useful in the treatment of depression.
Method:
Eighty nonseasonal depressive outpatients on anti-depressant treatment were randomly assigned either to the active or control group. Four hygienic-dietary recommendations were prescribed together. Outcome measures were blinded assessed before and after the six month intervention period.
Results:
A better evolution of depressive symptoms, a higher rate of responder and remitters and a lesser psychopharmacological prescription was found in the active group.
Limitations:
Small sample size. Lacked homogeneity concerning affective disorders (major depression, dysthimia, bipolar depression).
Conclusions:
This study suggests lifestyle recommendations can be used as an effective antidepressant complementary strategy in daily practice.
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