No Impact of Omega-3 Fatty Acid Supplementation on Symptoms or Hostility Among Patients With Schizophrenia

everhopeful · May 7, 2020, 10:22am

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No Impact of Omega-3 Fatty Acid Supplementation on Symptoms or Hostility Among Patients With Schizophrenia.

Y Qiao, CP Liu, HQ Han, FJ Liu, Y Shao and B Xie, Frontiers in psychiatry, 2020

This study was aimed to explore the impact of fish oil (Omega-3 fatty acids) on hostility and psychopathology among patients with acute violent schizophrenia.Sixty seven acute hospitalized patients demonstrating violent behavior in the context of a schizophrenic illness, treated with antipsychotics, were randomly assigned to a supplement with either fish oil (N=32) or placebo (N=35) in a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Assessments were conducted at the baseline, week 4 and week 8.The symptoms and hostility decreased after treatment for 4 and 8 weeks in both groups, with no group differences.The current study did not find improvements in symptoms or hostility from the Omega-3 fatty acid supplementation in patients with schizophrenia. The implication is that Omega-3 fatty acids do not reduce psychopathology and hostility in acute patients with schizophrenia.

Gtx1990 · May 7, 2020, 10:44am

I took fish oil religiously when I stop medication…I remember it helps like 10-20% of it.Then I stop taking it because I became lazy and don’t find it had any effect after a few months

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No Impact of Omega-3 Fatty Acid Supplementation on Symptoms or Hostility Among Patients With Schizophrenia

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