Adjunctive Treatment of Psychotic Disorders with Micronutrients
Abstract
Objective: To evaluate the effect of micronutrients (minerals and vitamins) on adult psychosis when added to conventional medications by using a placebo-controlled randomized design with a 1-month open-label run-in.
Design: Longitudinal comparison study following a randomized, controlled trial that had failed because participants declined to undergo randomization.
Setting/Locations: Rural primary care and psychiatry clinic in northern New England (town of 16,000…