Potential roles for vitamin D in preventing and treating impulse control disorders, behavioral addictions, and substance use disorders: A scoping review.

ABSTRACT: Vitamin D deficiency is a problem of endemic proportions. Vitamin D is a major regulator of dopaminergic and serotonergic circuits, pathways implicated in addictive disorders. This scoping review (OSF registered as 67yhb) examines preclinical and clinical studies exploring relationships between vitamin D in impulse control disorders, behavioral addictions, and substance use disorders. We searched Ovid MEDLINE, Embase, APA PsycInfo, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, and Scopus databases. We extracted and summarized quantitative and qualitative data through a narrative synthesis and assessed the quality of studies using the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) and SYRCLE (Systematic Review Centre for Laboratory Animal Experimentation) criteria. Of 5,442 initial records identified, 28 preclinical an

SUBMITTER: Jalilian-Khave L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11902922 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature