• Title of article

    Psychotic Features Abated with Vitamin D Treatment in aPatient with Major Depressive Disorder

  • Author/Authors

    Rainey, Elisabet University of South Carolina - Greenville Prima Health - Upstate 701 Grove Road Greenville, USA , Fippsand , David C. University of South Carolina - Greenville Prima Health - Upstate 701 Grove Road Greenville, USA

  • Pages
    6
  • From page
    1
  • To page
    6
  • Abstract
    Vitamin D deficiency is common in psychiatric populations, and vitamin D has been used as an add-on medication inmajor depressive disorder.Case Report. Here, we present the case of a 49-year-old man diagnosed with major depressive disorder,severe, with psychotic features, who was treated with antidepressants and underwent multiple antipsychotic trials. The patient wasfound to have low serum levels of vitamin D. During treatment with vitamin D, serum levels normalized and the patient’s psychoticsymptoms abated.Conclusion. Ensuring adequate vitamin D levels could be a method of focus for the augmentation or treatment ofpsychotic features in major depressive disorder.
  • Keywords
    Psychotic Features Abated , Vitamin D , Treatment , Patient , Major Depressive Disorder
  • Journal title
    Case Reports in Psychiatry
  • Serial Year
    2020
  • Record number

    2606331