Add-On Therapy Improves Depressive Symptoms In Bipolar Disorder

Courtesy ScienceDaily  Sat, 09/06/2008 - 17:15

Lingering depression is a serious and common problem in bipolar disorder, and does not resolve well with existing treatments.

Because individuals with both depression and bipolar disorder experience a glutathione deficiency, an antioxidant that protects cells from toxins, researchers sought to evaluate whether N-acetyl cysteine (NAC), an over-the-counter supplement that increases brain glutathione, might help alleviate depressive symptoms.


 

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