STUDY ON VITAMIN D AND ALCOHOL RELATED PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS.

Abstract

Background

Deficiencies in vitamin D, which is linked to increased bone mineral density, are a worldwide epidemic. Psychiatrists have shown that low vitamin D levels are linked to psychotic symptoms, depression, schizophrenia, and, more recently, alcohol-related mental disorders. Among the most common mental illnesses globally, alcohol-related disorders rank high. That is why we decided to check for a link between low vitamin D blood levels and mental health issues after drinking. The reason for this examination was to look at vitamin D levels in two gatherings: one consisting of fifty patients with alcohol-related mental disorders and another consisting of fifty healthy controls.

Materials and methods: Taking place over the course of two years, from 2012 to 2014, this case control research was carried out at a tertiary care teaching hospital in Kochi, Kerala. Fifty individuals were evaluated for vitamin D levels; fifty were considered controls and fifty were classified with alcohol-related mental disorders as indicated by the Worldwide Arrangement of Illnesses, tenth rendition, Analytic Standards for Exploration. From the venous blood tests, the vitamin D levels were surveyed using Abbot Architect.

Results: itamin D insufficiency was found in 60% of the cases (30 people) and 26% of the controls (13 people). A p-value less than 0.001 indicates a statistically significant difference.

Conclusion: Compared to the control group, the patients in this research had substantially decreased blood vitamin D levels. A lack of sunlight, an unhealthy food, malabsorption, ethanol-induced liver damage, and an unhealthy lifestyle are all factors that contribute to low 25(OH)D levels in those who drink too much. Please validate the relationship between vitamin D deficiency and alcohol-related mental problems by conducting further case-control studies using bigger random samples.