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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2021

Efficacy of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids (PUFAs) on Impulsive Behaviours and Aggressiveness in Psychiatric Disorders.

Silvio Bellino, Paola Bozzatello, Cristina Badino, Emanuela Mantelli, Paola Rocca

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 31% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Silvio BellinoCenter for Personality Disorders, Psychiatric Clinic, Department of Neuroscience, University of Turin, Via Cherasco 11, 10126 Turin, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6555-8000
Paola BozzatelloCenter for Personality Disorders, Psychiatric Clinic, Department of Neuroscience, University of Turin, Via Cherasco 11, 10126 Turin, Italy.
Cristina BadinoCenter for Personality Disorders, Psychiatric Clinic, Department of Neuroscience, University of Turin, Via Cherasco 11, 10126 Turin, Italy.
Emanuela MantelliCenter for Personality Disorders, Psychiatric Clinic, Department of Neuroscience, University of Turin, Via Cherasco 11, 10126 Turin, Italy.
Paola RoccaCenter for Personality Disorders, Psychiatric Clinic, Department of Neuroscience, University of Turin, Via Cherasco 11, 10126 Turin, Italy.
University of Turin · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

It is the focus of increasing interest to investigate the effects of long-chain n-3 and long-chain n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC n-3 PUFAs; LC n-6 PUFAs) on psychiatric symptoms in a transdiagnostic perspective. There is some evidence that low levels of LC n-3 PUFAs and a higher ratio of LC n-6 to LC n-3 PUFAs in plasma and blood cells are associated with aggressive and impulsive behaviours. Therefore, implementation of LC n-3 PUFAs may produce positive effects on hostility, aggression, and impulsivity in both psychiatric and non-psychiatric samples across different stages of life. A possible mechanism of action of LC n-3 PUFAs in conditions characterized by a high level of impulsivity and aggression is due to the effect of these compounds on the serotonin system and membrane stability. Studies that evaluated the effects of LC n-3 PUFAs on impulsivity and aggressiveness indicated that addition of rather low doses of these agents to antipsychotic treatment might reduce agitation and violent behaviours in psychosis, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, personality disorders, and impulsive control and conduct disorders. The present review is aimed at examining and discussing available data from recent trials on this topic.

Indexed as

AggressionAnimalsAttention Deficit Disorder with HyperactivityFatty Acids, Omega-3Fatty Acids, Omega-6HumansImpulsive BehaviorMental DisordersPersonality DisordersSchizophreniaTreatment OutcomeFatty Acids, Omega-3Fatty Acids, Omega-6aggressivenessimpulsive behaviourslong-chain n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acidslong-chain n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acidspsychiatric disordersPUFAs

Identifiers

PMID33435512
PMCPMC7826871
OpenAlexW3119227444

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