A new study published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry has found that using omega-3 supplements is an effective treatment for patients with major depression who do not have anxiety disorders.

Researchers studied 432 male and female participants with major depression for the randomized, double-blind study. For eight weeks, half of the participants took three capsules per day of a fish oil supplement containing high concentrations of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA). The other half took three identical capsules of a placebo consisting of sunflower oil, flavored with a small quantity of fish oil.

They found that use of EPA is effective among patients with unipolar depression unaccompanied by an anxiety disorder.

"Despite significant progress in neuroscience over the past two decades, depression is difficult to treat," said study author François Lespérance, M.D. "Many alternative treatments have not been adequately evaluated. That is why it was important to assess the efficacy of omega-3, one of the most popular alternative approaches."

Approximately 20.9 million American adults, or about 9.5 percent of the United States population age 18 and older, suffer from mood disorders, including depression. Depression is now the world’s fourth leading cause of morbidity and death.

Researchers say additional research directly comparing omega-3 with conventional antidepressants could more clearly confirm their usefulness for patients suffering from depression.

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