Why is depression associated with vitamin D deficiency?

To treat depression, psychotherapy and antidepressant medications are common treatments. They can be incorporated separately or in combination, depending on your symptoms and treatment goals. read more

Vitamin D deficiency was known to be linked with bone health, lung diseases, heart disease and so on, but now studies have shown that there is a link with depression. Of course there is vitamin D deficiency in older people, and depression is also related to older people. read more

June 27, 2012 -- Vitamin D deficiency has been linked to a host of illnesses and conditions, from heart disease and diabetes to certain types of cancer. Now a small study of three women suggests that vitamin D deficiency and depression may travel together, and that filling up the"vitamin D tank" may help relieve some of the symptoms. read more

A lack of vitamin D – common in the UK during the autumn and winter months – has been associated with increased symptoms of depression, according to a new study. Earlier this year everyone in Britain was recommended to take supplements of the vitamin during the darker months. read more