Seasonal affective disorder treatment references

Acta Paediatr. 2012 Feb 28
Depressed adolescents in a case-series were low in vitamin D and depression was ameliorated by vitamin D supplementation

European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention & Rehabilitation August 2011 vol. 18 no. 4 678-679
Might vitamin D explain the seasonal variation of cardiovascular disease in Tromso?

Int J Adolesc Med Health. 2011;23(3):181-5
The role of brain-derived neurotrophic factor in the pathophysiology of adolescent suicidal behavior

Endocrine Society 2011
Successful Weight Loss with Dieting is Linked to Vitamin D Levels

QJM. 2011 May;104(5):455-8
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor and suicidal behavior

Am J Clin Nutr. 2011 Oct;94(4):1104-12
Vitamin D intake from foods and supplements and depressive symptoms in a diverse population of older women

Neuroimmunomodulation. 2010;17(3):146-9
Progesterone and the spinal cord: good friends in bad times

Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat. 2009; 5: 433–449
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor: role in depression and suicide

Congest Heart Fail. 2008 Nov-Dec;14(6):307-9
Increases in heart failure visits after Christmas and New Year's Day

Bone. 2008 May;42(5):996-1003
Vitamin D status in postmenopausal women living at higher latitudes in the UK in relation to bone health, overweight, sunlight exposure and dietary vitamin D

Endocrinology 2008, Vol. 149, No. 6 2737-2738
Progesterone and Progestin Receptors in the Brain: The Neglected Ones

Arch Gen Psychiatry Vol. 65 No. 5, May 2008
Depression Is Associated With Decreased 25-Hydroxyvitamin D and Increased Parathyroid Hormone Levels in Older Adults

Steroids. 2008 Aug;73(7):738-50
Progesterone metabolites rapidly stimulate calcium influx in human platelets by a src-dependent pathway

Osteoporos Int. 2006;17(6):795-806
Seasonality of hip fractures and estimates of season-attributable effects: a multivariate ARIMA analysis of population-based data

Circulation. 2004 Dec 21;110(25):3781-8
Cardiac mortality is higher around Christmas and New Year's than at any other time: the holidays as a risk factor for death

J Vasc Surg. 2002 Oct;36(4):833-8
Progesterone inhibits human infragenicular arterial smooth muscle cell proliferation induced by high glucose and insulin concentrations

Heart. 2002 Jul;88(1):30-4
Seasonality of coronary artery deaths in New South Wales, Australia

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Vol. 72, No. 3, 690-693, September 2000
Decreased bioavailability of vitamin D in obesity

The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2000, Vol. 85, No. 9 3065-3068
Seasonal Variation in Lipoprotein Lipase and Plasma Lipids in Physically Active, Normal Weight Humans

Fertil Steril. 1999 Nov;72(5):817-22
Serum ionized magnesium and calcium and sex hormones in healthy young men: importance of serum progesterone level

The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 1999, Vol. 84, No. 1 265-271
Two Antiatherogenic Effects of Progesterone on Human Macrophages; Inhibition of Cholesteryl Ester Synthesis and Block of Its Enhancement by Glucocorticoids

Eur J Pharmacol. 1997 Apr 23;325(1):1-7
The anxiolytic-like effects of the neurosteroid allopregnanolone: interactions with GABA(A) receptors

Journal of Neuroendocrinology Volume 7, Issue 3, pages 171–177, March 1995
Anxiolytic Effect of Progesterone is Mediated by the Neurosteroid Allopregnanolone at Brain GABAA Receptors

J Neurol Sci. 1981 Oct;52(1):25-36
The seasonal variation in mortality from cerebrovascular disease

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