DR O`FLAHERTY`S COMMENT:Dr Gerry Cott is a well-known researcher and this is just a summary of his full list which you can find on
www.jerrycott.com/IntegrativePsychiatry.html

Omega-3 fatty acids:

Video clips from the 1998 NIH Workshop on Essential Fatty Acids (EFA's) in Psychiatric Disorders (needs fast internet connection):
http://videocast.nih.gov/ram/omega1.ram
http://videocast.nih.gov/ram/omega2.ram
http://videocast.nih.gov/ram/omega3.ram
http://videocast.nih.gov/ram/omega4.ram
http://videocast.nih.gov/ram/omega5.ram
http://videocast.nih.gov/ram/omega6.ram
http://videocast.nih.gov/ram/omega7.ram
Omega-3 Figures:
EFA Synthetic Pathway
Possible Mechanism
Fish consumption and depression
Fish consumption and bipolar
Fish consumption and postpartum depression
DHA content in mother's milk and depression


Essential fatty acid (EFA) Books:

Scientific Articles (full text):

Omega-3 in refractory depression (Peet & Horrobin, 2002 PDF) (Puri et al., 2002 PDF) (Nemets et al., 2002 PubMed)
Omega-3 in schizophrenia PDF

Fish consumption & postpartum depression PDF
DHA and aggression PDF

DHA & violence PDF
Essential fatty acids in alcoholics PDF
Essential fatty acids & schizophrenia PDF PDF2

Fish consumption & suicidality PDF
Fatty acid supplementation in monkeys PDF
Effects of supplements in prisoners PDF
Omeag-3 inhibition of PKC PDF

Omega-3 in schizophrenia PDF PDF2
Omega-3 in depression & heart disease PDF
Omega-3 in health & disease PDF
Omega-3 in dyslexia PDF
Omega-3 in ADHD PDF

Other omega-3 sites and references:
NIAAA Eicosanoids (down for now)
Polyunsaturated Lipid Function Interest Group
NIH ODS Workshop
iHerb.com
Schizophrenia and EFAs (PubMed)
No depression in Iceland Amer J Psychiat PDF (see p.7)


EFA's for Research
Consortium for Brain Fatty Acids (CFBFA)
Omega-3 Sources (a clean product with no fishy taste):



NOTE: Essential fatty acids (EFAs) are easily oxidized and can increase blood levels of harmful lipid peroxides! (Meydani, 1996) Oxidative stress may be already be present in mental illnesses resulting in depletion of membrane fatty acids (PubMed). Neuroleptics also increase oxidative stress. Supplementary vitamins C (up to 2000 mg) and E (up to 1200 mg) are necessary for individuals taking dietary EFAs. For information about the adverse health consequences of trans (partially hydrogenated) fats, see Dr. Mary Enig's site.


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Other Nutrients:



Folic acid, depression & dementia PDF
Brain Nutrients PDF


Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA)



Recommended web sites for objective information:


HerbMed® database from Alternative Medicine Foundation
Jim Duke's Phytochemical Ethnobotanical Database
Orthomolecular psychiatry: Health Research Institute
David Flockhart's pharmacokinetic drug interaction
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