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Folate for depressive disorders

Overview of attention for article published in Cochrane database of systematic reviews, April 2003
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Title
Folate for depressive disorders
Published in
Cochrane database of systematic reviews, April 2003
DOI 10.1002/14651858.cd003390
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Authors

Matthew J Taylor, Stuart M Carney, John Geddes, Guy Goodwin

Abstract

There are a number of effective interventions for the treatment of depression. It is possible that the efficacy of these treatments will be improved further by the use of adjunctive therapies such as folate. 1. To determine the effectiveness of folate in the treatment of depression 2. To determine the adverse effects and acceptability of treatment with folate. The Cochrane Controlled Trials Register (CCTR), and the Cochrane Collaboration Depression, Anxiety and Neurosis Controlled Trials Register (CCDANCTR) incorporating results of group searches of EMBASE, MEDLINE, LILACS, CINAHL, PSYNDEX and PsycLIT were searched. Reference lists of relevant papers and major textbooks of affective disorder were checked. Experts in the field and pharmaceutical companies were contacted regarding unpublished material. All randomised controlled trials that compared treatment with folic acid or 5'-methyltetrahydrofolic acid to an alternative treatment, whether another antidepressant medication or placebo, for patients with a diagnosis of depressive disorder (diagnosed according to explicit criteria). Data were independently extracted from the original reports by two reviewers. Statistical analysis was conducted using Review Manager version 4.1. Three trials involving 247 people were included. Two studies involving 151 people assessed the use of folate in addition to other treatment, and found that adding folate reduced Hamilton Depression Rating Scale scores on average by a further 2.65 points (95% confidence interval 0.38 to 4.93). Fewer patients treated with folate experienced a reduction in their HDRS score of less than 50% at ten weeks (relative risk (RR) 0.47, 95% CI 0.24 to 0.92) The number needed to treat with folate for one additional person to experience a 50% reduction on this scale was 5 (95% confidence interval 4 to 33). One study involving 96 people assessed the use of folate instead of the antidepressant trazodone and did not find a significant benefit from the use of folate. The trials identified did not find evidence of any problems with the acceptability or safety of folate. The limited available evidence suggests folate may have a potential role as a supplement to other treatment for depression. It is currently unclear if this is the case both for people with normal folate levels, and for those with folate deficiency.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United Kingdom 1 <1%
Unknown 121 99%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 17 14%
Student > Master 16 13%
Researcher 13 11%
Student > Ph. D. Student 10 8%
Student > Doctoral Student 8 7%
Other 25 20%
Unknown 33 27%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 40 33%
Psychology 11 9%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 7 6%
Nursing and Health Professions 6 5%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 4 3%
Other 17 14%
Unknown 37 30%
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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 11. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 03 September 2023.
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#3,422,882
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#6,037
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#4,967
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Outputs of similar age from Cochrane database of systematic reviews
#13
of 41 outputs
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