DHEA MAY BE EFFECTIVE FOR MID-LIFE DEPRESSION.

According to the results of a placebo-controlled, randomized trial, published in the February issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry, dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) was found to be effective for midlife-onset minor and major depression.

Research conducted at the National Institutes of Mental Health found that DHEA supplements reduced depression in half of the men and women taking it during a six-week study. (Barclay, L. MD, Medscape Med News, 2005)