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      Fish Oil Relieves Symptoms of Manic Depression 
               McLean Hospital Press Release
                              

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From: Brian Downing Quig [mailto:quig@dcia.com]
 Subject: [CIA-DRUGS] Fish Oil Relieves Symptoms of Manic
Depression - McLean
 Hospital Press Release

http://www.mcleanhospital.org/PublicAffairs/199905b_FishOil
.htm
 Study Finds Fish Oil Relieves Symptoms of Manic Depression

 May 13, 1999 -- Boston and Belmont, MA -- Researchers at
Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) and McLean Hospital
have found that fish oil significantly remedies the
symptoms of bipolar disorder (manic depression). Fish oil
is especially high in omega-3 fatty acids, a type of
polyunsaturated fat that is associated with other health
benefits such as preventing cardiovascular disease. The
study is published in the May issue of the Archives of
General Psychiatry, a specialty journal of the American
Medical Association.
 
"Our study results indicate fish oil does possess elements
to stabilize mood," said lead author Andrew Stoll, MD, of
Brigham and Women’s Hospital and McLean Hospital.
 
The four-month randomized study compared omega-3 fatty
acids (fish oil) and a placebo (olive oil) in 30
outpatients with bipolar disease at BWH. Subjects,
including men and women, from age 18 to 65, were also
undergoing their prescribed treatment during the study.
 
Overall, nine of the 14 patients who received omega-3
fatty acids witnessed relief of their symptoms, while only
three out of 16 patients who received the placebo
witnessed such relief, according to Dr. Stoll.
 
"Although the data is preliminary, our study indicates
omega-3 fatty acids are safe and beneficial for patients
with bipolar disorder," said Dr. Stoll. "Our finding opens
the door for more research on omega-3 fatty acid’s effect
on a variety of other psychiatric disorders, including
major depression, schizophrenia and attention deficit
hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)," he said.

 BWH is a 663-bed nonprofit teaching affiliate of Harvard
Medical School and a founding member of Partners
HealthCare System, an integrated health care delivery
network. Internationally recognized as a leading academic
health care institution, BWH is committed to excellence in
patient care, medical research and the training and
education of health care professionals. The hospital’s
preeminence in all aspects of clinical care is coupled
with its strength in medical research. A leading recipient
of research grants from the National Institutes of Health,
BWH conducts internationally acclaimed clinical, basic and
epidemiological studies.
 
McLean Hospital, consistently ranked one of the country’s
top psychiatric facilities, is the largest psychiatric
teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School, an affiliate
of Massachusetts General Hospital and a member of Partners
HealthCare System, Inc. McLean maintains the largest
research program of any private psychiatric hospital in
the nation and is ranked 14th among all 5,000 independent
U.S. hospitals in National Institutes of Health grant
support.
 






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