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LI doc: Fish oil may treat mental illness

Originally published: February 15, 2012 9:12 PM
Updated: February 15, 2012 9:46 PM
By DELTHIA RICKS  delthia.ricks@newsday.com

Dr. Barbara Cornblatt, a North Shore-LIJ medical investigator

Photo credit: Handout | Dr. Barbara Cornblatt, a North Shore-LIJ medical investigator is launching a research project to find out if taking fish oil capsules daily can delay or minimize serious mental health disorders in teens and young adults. (Feb. 15, 2012)

If a daily fish oil capsule can alleviate early signs of serious psychiatric conditions, doctors may soon have an inexpensive way to treat symptoms of mental health disorders, local researchers say.

A simple method to treat mental illness has long been sought because powerful psychiatric drugs are expensive and can have serious side effects, said Dr. Barbara Cornblatt of the Feinstein Institute...

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