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Depression and magnesium deficiency.

H H Rasmussen1, P B Mortensen, I W Jensen

  • 1Department of Geriatric Medicine, Havrevangen 1, Denmark.

International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine
|January 1, 1989
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Magnesium deficiency can cause varied psychiatric symptoms. Diagnosis involves serum, urine tests, and a magnesium loading test, with treatment via oral or intravenous magnesium.

Area of Science:

  • Neurology
  • Biochemistry
  • Psychiatry

Background:

  • Magnesium deficiency presents with non-specific psychiatric symptoms, mimicking other conditions.
  • Symptoms range from apathy to psychosis, often linked to intake, absorption, or excretion issues.

Observation:

  • Serum magnesium testing is crucial for suspected deficiency.
  • Conditions like malabsorption, malnutrition, alcoholism, and diuretic use increase risk.

Findings:

  • Low serum magnesium suggests deficiency, confirmed by urine tests and magnesium loading tests.
  • Diagnosis requires a multi-faceted approach beyond a single serum value.

Implications:

  • Early diagnosis and intervention for magnesium deficiency are vital.

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  • Appropriate magnesium supplementation (oral or IV) can resolve deficiency-related psychiatric symptoms.