Beneficial Antipsychotic Effects of Omega-3 Fatty Acids Add-On Therapy for the Pharmacological Management of Patients With Schizophrenia

Abstract

Objective: It has been shown that serum and red blood cells’ level of Omega-3 fatty acids are low in people with schizophrenia. Many studies have, therefore, attempted to explore the beneficial effects of these substances in the management of Schizophrenia. However, the outcomes of the previous studies have not been clear cut.The present study is an attempt to retest this hypothesis by eliminating some of the limitations of the previous studies.