Psychiatry and
Behavioral Sciences

Lynne C. Huffman

Publication Details

  • Folic acid in neurodevelopment and child psychiatry.

    Greenblatt JM, Huffman LC, Reiss AL. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry. 1994; 18 (4): 647-60

    1. Folic acid deficiency has been associated with diverse neuropsychiatric symptoms. 2. This paper discusses the impact of folate on brain development, maturation and function and reviews the role of folate in psychiatric disorders, particularly childhood disorders. 3. A brief case report examines the use of folate in the treatment of attentional problems in a child with fragile X syndrome.

    PubMedID: 7938557

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