Abstract
Psychiatric manifestations of vitamin B-12 deficiency are reviewed from 1986 to the present. Specific clinical entities reviewed include depression, organic psychosis, obsessive-compulsive disorder, childhood manifestations and dementia. We recommend that consideration be given to B-12 deficiency as an etiological factor in some cases of depression, organic psychosis, certain childhood disorders and dementia. Routine screening of people overage 65 is addressed.
Recommended Citation
Metzler, M.S., M.D., David; Miller, M.D., William H.; and Edwards, M.D., C. Stephen
(1991)
"Psychiatric Manifestation of Vitamin B-12 Deficiency: An Update,"
Jefferson Journal of Psychiatry: Vol. 9:
Iss.
2, Article 8.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.29046/JJP.009.2.005
Available at:
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/jeffjpsychiatry/vol9/iss2/8