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inositol and Depressive Disorder

inositol has been researched along with Depressive Disorder in 28 studies

Inositol: An isomer of glucose that has traditionally been considered to be a B vitamin although it has an uncertain status as a vitamin and a deficiency syndrome has not been identified in man. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p1379) Inositol phospholipids are important in signal transduction.
inositol : Any cyclohexane-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexol.
1D-chiro-inositol : Belonging to the inositol family of compounds, D-chiro-inositol (DCI) is an isomer of glucose. It is an important secondary messenger in insulin signal transduction.
muco-inositol : An inositol that is cyclohexane-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexol having a (1R,2R,3r,4R,5S,6r)-configuration.

Depressive Disorder: An affective disorder manifested by either a dysphoric mood or loss of interest or pleasure in usual activities. The mood disturbance is prominent and relatively persistent.

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
"This study is a meta-analysis of inositol as a treatment for depression and anxiety disorders."8.90A meta-analysis of inositol for depression and anxiety disorders. ( Iwata, N; Kishi, T; Matsuda, Y; Mukai, T, 2014)
"All randomised controlled trials that compare treatment with inositol, whether as monotherapy or adjunctive therapy, to an alternative treatment, whether another antidepressant medication or placebo, for patients with a diagnosis of depressive disorder (diagnosed according to explicit criteria)."8.82Inositol for depressive disorders. ( Bhagwagar, Z; Geddes, J; Taylor, MJ; Wilder, H, 2004)
"This study is a meta-analysis of inositol as a treatment for depression and anxiety disorders."4.90A meta-analysis of inositol for depression and anxiety disorders. ( Iwata, N; Kishi, T; Matsuda, Y; Mukai, T, 2014)
"All randomised controlled trials that compare treatment with inositol, whether as monotherapy or adjunctive therapy, to an alternative treatment, whether another antidepressant medication or placebo, for patients with a diagnosis of depressive disorder (diagnosed according to explicit criteria)."4.82Inositol for depressive disorders. ( Bhagwagar, Z; Geddes, J; Taylor, MJ; Wilder, H, 2004)
"Clinical trials indicate that inositol may be effective in the treatment of patients with depression, panic disorder and obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), but not in the treatment of patients with schizophrenia, Alzheimer's disease, ADHD or autism."4.81The effects of inositol treatment in animal models of psychiatric disorders. ( Belmaker, RH; Einat, H, 2001)
"Inositol has been reported to be an effective treatment in depression, and we hypothesized that inositol addition might enhance or speed up response to serotonin selective reuptake inhibitors (SSRI)."2.69Combination of inositol and serotonin reuptake inhibitors in the treatment of depression. ( Belmaker, RH; Levine, J; Martin, M; Mishori, A; Susnosky, M, 1999)
"Inositol is a simple polyol precursor in a second messenger system important in the brain."2.68Controlled trials of inositol in psychiatry. ( Levine, J, 1997)
"Chromium has a beneficial effect on eating-related atypical symptoms of depression, and may be a valuable agent in treating atypical depression and seasonal affective disorder."2.47Second-tier natural antidepressants: review and critique. ( Dalton, ED; Fava, M; Iovieno, N; Mischoulon, D, 2011)
"CSF inositol was reported to be reduced in depression and inositol has been reported to be effective in treatment of depression."1.29CSF inositol does not predict antidepressant response to inositol. Short communication. ( Agam, G; Belmaker, RH; Bersudsky, Y; Kurtzman, L; Levine, J; Rapoport, A; Shapiro, J; Zimmerman, J, 1996)

Research

Studies (28)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19901 (3.57)18.7374
1990's10 (35.71)18.2507
2000's10 (35.71)29.6817
2010's7 (25.00)24.3611
2020's0 (0.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Liu, W1
Yu, H1
Jiang, B1
Zheng, L1
Yu, S1
Pan, B1
Yu, R1
Mukai, T1
Kishi, T1
Matsuda, Y1
Iwata, N1
Bogdanova, OV1
Abdullah, O1
Kanekar, S1
Bogdanov, VB1
Prescot, AP1
Renshaw, PF1
Guo, Z1
Zhang, J3
Liu, X1
Hou, H1
Cao, Y1
Wei, F1
Li, J1
Chen, X1
Shen, Y1
Chen, W1
Li, H1
Xu, H1
Zhang, Y1
Guan, J1
Xu, C1
Shen, Z1
Xiao, B1
Liang, C1
Chen, K1
Wu, R1
Taylor, MJ2
Selvaraj, S1
Norbury, R1
Jezzard, P1
Cowen, PJ1
Iovieno, N1
Dalton, ED1
Fava, M1
Mischoulon, D1
Howland, RH1
Nemets, B1
Talesnick, B1
Belmaker, RH10
Levine, J10
Panchalingam, K2
McClure, RJ1
Gershon, S2
Pettegrew, JW2
VIDAL-TEIXIDOR, R1
Wilder, H1
Bhagwagar, Z1
Geddes, J1
Elderkin-Thompson, V1
Thomas, MA1
Binesh, N1
Mintz, J1
Haroon, E1
Dunkin, JJ1
Kumar, A1
Glodzik-Sobanska, L1
Slowik, A1
McHugh, P1
Sobiecka, B1
Kozub, J1
Rich, KE1
Urbanik, A1
Szczudlik, A1
Barak, Y3
Kofman, O5
Gonzalves, M1
Szor, H1
Elizur, A1
Witztum, E1
Greenberg, BD1
Bersudsky, Y2
Agam, G3
Kurtzman, L1
Rapoport, A1
Zimmerman, J1
Shapiro, J2
Mishori, A1
Susnosky, M1
Martin, M1
Biegon, A1
Seker, A1
Pies, R1
Einat, H1
Sharma, R1
Venkatasubramanian, PN1
Bárány, M1
Davis, JM1

Clinical Trials (4)

Trial Overview

TrialPhaseEnrollmentStudy TypeStart DateStatus
Rhodiola Rosea in Adults With Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder[NCT02737020]Phase 460 participants (Anticipated)Interventional2016-04-30Recruiting
Effects of 800mg of Rhodiola Rosea in Attention in Adults With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder[NCT02737033]Phase 460 participants (Anticipated)Interventional2016-04-30Recruiting
Inositol for Comorbid Anxiety in Children and Adolescents With Bipolar Disorder[NCT02811133]Phase 1/Phase 20 participants (Actual)Interventional2023-08-31Withdrawn (stopped due to Funding terminated)
Myoinositol for the Treatment of Ovarian and Psychiatric Disorder in PCOS Patients.[NCT01246310]24 participants (Actual)Interventional2010-11-30Terminated (stopped due to The number of patients enrolled was insufficient to match the calculated sample size and to carry out statistical analyses)
[information is prepared from clinicaltrials.gov, extracted Sep-2024]

Reviews

7 reviews available for inositol and Depressive Disorder

ArticleYear
A meta-analysis of inositol for depression and anxiety disorders.
    Human psychopharmacology, 2014, Volume: 29, Issue:1

    Topics: Anxiety Disorders; Depressive Disorder; Humans; Inositol; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Tre

2014
Second-tier natural antidepressants: review and critique.
    Journal of affective disorders, 2011, Volume: 130, Issue:3

    Topics: 5-Hydroxytryptophan; Antidepressive Agents; Chromium; Complementary Therapies; Depressive Disorder;

2011
Second-tier natural antidepressants: review and critique.
    Journal of affective disorders, 2011, Volume: 130, Issue:3

    Topics: 5-Hydroxytryptophan; Antidepressive Agents; Chromium; Complementary Therapies; Depressive Disorder;

2011
Second-tier natural antidepressants: review and critique.
    Journal of affective disorders, 2011, Volume: 130, Issue:3

    Topics: 5-Hydroxytryptophan; Antidepressive Agents; Chromium; Complementary Therapies; Depressive Disorder;

2011
Second-tier natural antidepressants: review and critique.
    Journal of affective disorders, 2011, Volume: 130, Issue:3

    Topics: 5-Hydroxytryptophan; Antidepressive Agents; Chromium; Complementary Therapies; Depressive Disorder;

2011
Inositol for depressive disorders.
    The Cochrane database of systematic reviews, 2004, Issue:2

    Topics: Antidepressive Agents; Depressive Disorder; Humans; Inositol; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic

2004
Ziskind-Somerfeld Research Award 1993. Biochemical, behavioral, and clinical studies of the role of inositol in lithium treatment and depression.
    Biological psychiatry, 1993, Dec-15, Volume: 34, Issue:12

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Animals; Behavior, Animal; Bipolar Disorder; Brain; Clinical Trials as Topic; Depressiv

1993
How does lithium work on manic depression? Clinical and psychological correlates of the inositol theory.
    Annual review of medicine, 1996, Volume: 47

    Topics: Animals; Antimanic Agents; Bipolar Disorder; Blood-Brain Barrier; Brain; Depressive Disorder; Diures

1996
Adverse neuropsychiatric reactions to herbal and over-the-counter "antidepressants".
    The Journal of clinical psychiatry, 2000, Volume: 61, Issue:11

    Topics: Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting Systems; Antidepressive Agents; Dehydroepiandrosterone; Depressive D

2000
The effects of inositol treatment in animal models of psychiatric disorders.
    Journal of affective disorders, 2001, Volume: 62, Issue:1-2

    Topics: Affect; Animals; Arousal; Depressive Disorder; Disease Models, Animal; Humans; Inositol; Mental Diso

2001

Trials

5 trials available for inositol and Depressive Disorder

ArticleYear
Myo-inositol has no beneficial effect on premenstrual dysphoric disorder.
    The world journal of biological psychiatry : the official journal of the World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry, 2002, Volume: 3, Issue:3

    Topics: Adult; Cross-Over Studies; Depressive Disorder; Double-Blind Method; Female; Humans; Inositol; Preme

2002
Follow-up and relapse analysis of an inositol study of depression.
    The Israel journal of psychiatry and related sciences, 1995, Volume: 32, Issue:1

    Topics: Adult; Antidepressive Agents; Bipolar Disorder; Depressive Disorder; Double-Blind Method; Female; Fo

1995
Double-blind, controlled trial of inositol treatment of depression.
    The American journal of psychiatry, 1995, Volume: 152, Issue:5

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Bipolar Disorder; Depressive Disorder; Double-Blind Method; Female; Humans; Inositol; M

1995
Double-blind, controlled trial of inositol treatment of depression.
    The American journal of psychiatry, 1995, Volume: 152, Issue:5

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Bipolar Disorder; Depressive Disorder; Double-Blind Method; Female; Humans; Inositol; M

1995
Double-blind, controlled trial of inositol treatment of depression.
    The American journal of psychiatry, 1995, Volume: 152, Issue:5

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Bipolar Disorder; Depressive Disorder; Double-Blind Method; Female; Humans; Inositol; M

1995
Double-blind, controlled trial of inositol treatment of depression.
    The American journal of psychiatry, 1995, Volume: 152, Issue:5

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Bipolar Disorder; Depressive Disorder; Double-Blind Method; Female; Humans; Inositol; M

1995
Controlled trials of inositol in psychiatry.
    European neuropsychopharmacology : the journal of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology, 1997, Volume: 7, Issue:2

    Topics: Adult; Alzheimer Disease; Depressive Disorder; Double-Blind Method; Female; Humans; Inositol; Male;

1997
Combination of inositol and serotonin reuptake inhibitors in the treatment of depression.
    Biological psychiatry, 1999, Feb-01, Volume: 45, Issue:3

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Analysis of Variance; Depressive Disorder; Double-Blind Method; Drug Therapy, Combinati

1999

Other Studies

16 other studies available for inositol and Depressive Disorder

ArticleYear
[Correlation of neurochemical metabolism with memory function in young adult patients with first-episode depression studied with proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy].
    Zhejiang da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Zhejiang University. Medical sciences, 2013, Volume: 42, Issue:4

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Aspartic Acid; Case-Control Studies; Creatine; Depressive Disorder; Female; Hippo

2013
Neurochemical alterations in frontal cortex of the rat after one week of hypobaric hypoxia.
    Behavioural brain research, 2014, Apr-15, Volume: 263

    Topics: Alanine; Altitude; Animals; Corpus Striatum; Creatine; Depressive Disorder; Female; Frontal Lobe; Gl

2014
Neurometabolic characteristics in the anterior cingulate gyrus of Alzheimer's disease patients with depression: a (1)H magnetic resonance spectroscopy study.
    BMC psychiatry, 2015, Dec-02, Volume: 15

    Topics: Aged; Alzheimer Disease; Aspartic Acid; Cognition Disorders; Creatine; Depressive Disorder; Female;

2015
Differential neurometabolite alterations in brains of medication-free individuals with bipolar disorder and those with unipolar depression: a two-dimensional proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy study.
    Bipolar disorders, 2016, Volume: 18, Issue:7

    Topics: Adult; Aspartic Acid; Bipolar Disorder; Choline; Creatine; Depressive Disorder; Female; Gyrus Cingul

2016
Normal glutamate but elevated myo-inositol in anterior cingulate cortex in recovered depressed patients.
    Journal of affective disorders, 2009, Volume: 119, Issue:1-3

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Depressive Disorder; Female; Glutamic Acid; Glutamine; Gyrus Cinguli; Humans; Ino

2009
Dietary supplement drug therapies for depression.
    Journal of psychosocial nursing and mental health services, 2012, Volume: 50, Issue:6

    Topics: Antidepressive Agents; Antidepressive Agents, Second-Generation; Depressive Disorder; Dietary Supple

2012
Effects of acetyl-L-carnitine and myo-inositol on high-energy phosphate and membrane phospholipid metabolism in zebra fish: a 31P-NMR-spectroscopy study.
    Neurochemical research, 2003, Volume: 28, Issue:5

    Topics: Acetylcarnitine; Animals; Depressive Disorder; Humans; Inositol; Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; Me

2003
[On the treatment of depressive states in aged persons].
    Folia clinica internacional, 1963, Volume: 13

    Topics: Dementia; Depression; Depressive Disorder; Humans; Inositol; Pentylenetetrazole; Psychotic Disorders

1963
Brain metabolites and cognitive function among older depressed and healthy individuals using 2D MR spectroscopy.
    Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, 2004, Volume: 29, Issue:12

    Topics: Age Factors; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Brain; Case-Control Studies; Choline; Cognition; Creatine; Dep

2004
Single voxel proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy in post-stroke depression.
    Psychiatry research, 2006, Dec-01, Volume: 148, Issue:2-3

    Topics: Aged; Aspartic Acid; Cerebral Infarction; Choline; Creatine; Depressive Disorder; Dominance, Cerebra

2006
Inositol-induced mania?
    The American journal of psychiatry, 1996, Volume: 153, Issue:6

    Topics: Adult; Bipolar Disorder; Depressive Disorder; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Humans; Inositol; Ma

1996
CSF inositol does not predict antidepressant response to inositol. Short communication.
    Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996), 1996, Volume: 103, Issue:12

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Antidepressive Agents; Bipolar Disorder; Case-Control Studies; Depressive Disorder; Fem

1996
Stability of CSF metabolites measured by proton NMR.
    Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996), 2000, Volume: 107, Issue:7

    Topics: Amino Acids; Depressive Disorder; Glucose; Humans; Inositol; Lactic Acid; Magnetic Resonance Spectro

2000
Scyllo-inositol in post-mortem brain of bipolar, unipolar and schizophrenic patients.
    Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996), 2000, Volume: 107, Issue:5

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Animals; Antipsychotic Agents; Bipolar Disorder; Brain; Depressive Disorder

2000
Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy of the brain in schizophrenic and affective patients.
    Schizophrenia research, 1992, Volume: 8, Issue:1

    Topics: Adult; Aspartic Acid; Basal Ganglia; Bipolar Disorder; Choline; Creatine; Depressive Disorder; Energ

1992
Lithium research: state of the art.
    Biological psychiatry, 1990, Jun-15, Volume: 27, Issue:12

    Topics: Animals; Bipolar Disorder; Brain; Depressive Disorder; Humans; Inositol; Inositol Phosphates; Lithiu

1990