Can magnesium help against anxiety and depression? Countless research studies have already been devoted to this question. However, only a few of these studies are of high quality (randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled). In the video, we take a look at some of the most interesting and informative studies…
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Studies (small sample only):

Barić, H., Đorđević, V., Cerovečki, I., & Trkulja, V. (2018). Complementary and alternative medicine treatments for generalized anxiety disorder: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Advances in therapy, 35(3), 261-288.

Botturi, A., Ciappolino, V., Delvecchio, G., Boscutti, A., Viscardi, B., & Brambilla, P. (2020). The role and the effect of magnesium in mental disorders: a systematic review. Nutrients, 12(6), 1661.

Burck, E. (2021). Naturtherapie bei Angst und Depression: Die erstaunliche Wirkung von Heilkräutern, gesunder Ernährung und anderen natürlichen Therapien auf Gehirn und Stimmung im Vergleich zu herkömmlichen Antidepressiva. BoD–Books on Demand.

Fard, F. E., Mirghafourvand, M., Mohammad-Alizadeh Charandabi, S., Farshbaf-Khalili, A., Javadzadeh, Y., & Asgharian, H. (2017). Effects of zinc and magnesium supplements on postpartum depression and anxiety: A randomized controlled clinical trial. Women & health, 57(9), 1115-1128.

De Souza, M. C., Walker, A. F., Robinson, P. A., & Bolland, K. (2000). A synergistic effect of a daily supplement for 1 month of 200 mg magnesium plus 50 mg vitamin B6 for the relief of anxiety-related premenstrual symptoms: a randomized, double-blind, crossover study. Journal of women’s health & gender-based medicine, 9(2), 131-139.

Grases, G., Pérez-Castelló, J. A., Sanchis, P., Casero, A., Perelló, J., Isern, B., … & Grases, F. (2006). Anxiety and stress among science students. Study of calcium and magnesium alterations. Magnesium research, 19(2), 102-106.

Cheungpasitporn, W., Thongprayoon, C., Mao, M. A., Srivali, N., Ungprasert, P., Varothai, N., … & Erickson, S. B. (2015). Hypomagnesaemia linked to depression: a systematic review and meta‐analysis. Internal medicine journal, 45(4), 436-440.

Hanus, M., Lafon, J., & Mathieu, M. (2004). Double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of a fixed combination containing two plant extracts (Crataegus oxyacantha and Eschscholtzia californica) and magnesium in mild-to-moderate anxiety disorders. Current medical research and opinion, 20(1), 63-71.

Phelan, D., Molero, P., Martínez-González, M. A., & Molendijk, M. (2018). Magnesium and mood disorders: systematic review and meta-analysis. BJPsych open, 4(4), 167-179.

Rajizadeh, A., Mozaffari-Khosravi, H., Yassini-Ardakani, M., & Dehghani, A. (2017). Effect of magnesium supplementation on depression status in depressed patients with magnesium deficiency: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Nutrition, 35, 56-60.

Li, B., Lv, J., Wang, W., & Zhang, D. (2017). Dietary magnesium and calcium intake and risk of depression in the general population: A meta-analysis. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 51(3), 219-229.

Sun, C., Wang, R., Li, Z., & Zhang, D. (2019). Dietary magnesium intake and risk of depression. Journal of affective disorders, 246, 627-632.

You, H. J., Cho, S. E., Kang, S. G., Cho, S. J., & Na, K. S. (2018). Decreased serum magnesium levels in depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Nordic journal of psychiatry, 72(7), 534-541.

Generalized anxiety disorder: Medication or Psychotherapy?

Which treatment approach promises better therapy results?
A brand new meta-analysis should provide answers:

Emily Carl, Sara M. Witcraft, Brooke Y. Kauffman, Eilis M. Gillespie, Eni S. Becker, Pim Cuijpers, Michael Van Ameringen, Jasper AJ Smits & Mark B. Powers (2019) Psychological and pharmacological treatments for generalized anxiety disorder (2019) GAD): a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, DOI: 10.1080 / 16506073.2018.1560358

In this YouTube video, we present the findings of a comprehensive meta-analysis that examines evidence-based psychotherapies and medications for Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD). The analysis includes 79 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) with a total of 11,002 participants diagnosed with GAD.

The main objective of the study was to determine updated pooled effect sizes for psychotherapies and medications in treating GAD and to investigate potential factors that may influence treatment outcomes.

The results indicate that psychotherapy demonstrates a medium to large effect size (g = 0.76) on GAD outcomes, while medications show a small effect size (g = 0.38). Both psychotherapy and medications show a medium effect size on depression outcomes (g = 0.64 and g = 0.59, respectively)…