Patent ID: 7208180

Claim:
A method for treating a person having unipolar depression comprising administering orally to said person a preparation comprising: a) long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids comprising ω-3 and ω-6 fatty acids, in an amount of at least 350 mg per day; b) a mixture of phospholipids comprising phosphatidyl-choline and phosphatidylethanolamine and at least one of phosphatidylserine and phosphatidylinositol, wherein said phospholipids are in a ratio of phosphatidylcholine and phosphatidylethanolamine to phosphatidylserine and phosphatidylinositol is between 0.5:1 and 20:1 (wt/wt), and c) at least one compound which is a factor in methionine metabolism, selected from the group consisting of folate, vitamin B12, vitamin B6, magnesium and zinc.