Abstract
summary Background and aims: Little is known about the vitamin D status of patients with severe psychiatric disorders, a potential contributing factor to elevated rates of morbidity and mortality. This descriptive study assessed serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] levels in hospital patients with schizophreniaspectrum disorder, compared to a non-patient control group. Methods: Assessment of serum 25(OH)D levels in 20 acute care (� 60 days), 20 long-stay (� 6 months) adult public psychiatric hospital inpatients with schizophrenia-spectrum disorders, compared to 20 normal controls. Results: High rates of hypovitaminosis D were found in all three groups with no significant differences in
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