Mental Health: Prevention

increased folate in the diet helps to alleviate symptoms and help standard treatments work better190.

When it comes to bipolar disorder, vitamin B12 deficiency can manifest as manic symptoms as well183

Another vitamin deficiency that correlates with levels of depression is vitamin B12.

In other words, low levels of vitamin D are associated with depression

mother contracts flu during pregnancy, there is a higher chance of the child developing bipolar disorder or schizophrenia

deficiency in vitamin D in the mother can increase the risk of schizophrenia alongside a wide range of other potential disorders in the child16