One of the things that I hope this blog does is let you know what's going on in the research laboratories right now. Information like that keeps you on the cutting edge of where science is heading.
You can become part of the scientific process by volunteering to be a subject in a research study. Subjects are often paid for their participation both financially as well as by receiving sophisticated medical information about themselves relative to the subject under study. The contribution of a research subject is to be part of the scientific process, which benefits everyone.
Right now the University of Iowa is recruiting subjects to investigate Essential Fatty Acids for Major Depression. This is a research study to determine whether omega-3 fatty acid supplementation, when taken with the antidepressant medication escitalopram (Lexapro), helps to improve depressive symptoms in individuals who have major depressive disorder (MDD).
If you live within a 100 mile radius of the University of Iowa, have a diagnosis of depression and are not currently on antidepressants OR not responding to a stable dose of antidepressants, and you are between the ages of 18 and 55 years, you might be eligible to be a study subject.
Click on the study title above for more information about the research, and for contact information.
Yours in a Good Mood,
Dr. Susan Kleiner