Abstract

Deficiency of essential vitamins play a major role in the outset and severity of psychological disorders. The most prevailing mental disorder seen in a lot of countries are depression, OCD and schizophrenia. One of the underlying cause is deficiency of vitamins, minerals and omega-3 fatty acids. Deficiency of essential nutrients required in day to day life affects mental health of patients. Not many people are known of the fact how nutrients and its deficiency can affect mental health and physical health. This mini review is to spotlight on need of vitamins and its relation in maintaining psychological well-being.

Keywords:Essential Vitamins; Psychological State

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Citation

Citation: Monika Kapoor and Amit Sharma. “Deficiency of Essential Vitamins and Affect on Psychological State". Acta Scientific Pharmacology 1.4 (2020): 21-22.

Copyright

Copyright: © 2020 Monika Kapoor and Amit Sharma This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.