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http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/pto-20030103-000005.html ...--- We've known for a few years that people who eat a diet rich in fish are less likely to be depressed. But new research shows that one nutrient in fish might actually be more effective against depression than traditional antidepressants. The nutrient is an omega-3 fatty acid called EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid.) British scientists gave a group of patients with stubborn depression a daily dose of EPA. After three months, over two thirds of the group reported a 50% reduction in their symptoms—particularly feelings of sadness and pessimism, inability to work, sleeplessness and low libido. All of the patients had previously tried other medications, including Prozac, other SSRIs and tricyclic antidepressants, the researchers reported in the Archives of General Psychiatry.------click the link and read the rest. ALSO-----http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/pto-20050912-000002.html....http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/pto-20060426-000006.html.