Thesis
Clearing the Air: Identifying Risk Factors of L-Methylfolate Deficiency for L-Methylfolate/Deplin Intervention
Washington State University
Master of Nursing (MN), Washington State University
07/2011
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/4225
Abstract
This article summarizes the research findings surrounding the identified risk factors that disrupt the methylation process related to the synthesis of L-methylfolate. These risk factors could be included in the practitioners' comprehensive assessment as a tool to enable more accurate identification of patients who might benefit from utilizing L-methylfolate (Deplin®) as a psychiatric intervention. The risk factors that disrupt the methylation process include polymorphisms, certain medications, lifestyle choices, B12 deficiency and other indicators of possible methylation disruption including specific psychiatric disorders and medical diagnoses. With research demonstrating the safety and benefits of L-MTHF as a mono or adjunctive therapy this article proposes that it is a useful tool for practitioners' to increase positive patient outcomes.
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- Title
- Clearing the Air: Identifying Risk Factors of L-Methylfolate Deficiency for L-Methylfolate/Deplin Intervention
- Creators
- Candace R. Osgood
- Contributors
- Anne Mason (Advisor)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Research Projects, College of Nursing
- Theses and Dissertations
- Master of Nursing (MN), Washington State University
- Publisher
- Washington State University; Spokane, Washington
- Identifiers
- 99900590725101842
- Copyright
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us; Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US)
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Thesis