Melbourne researchers say a daily dose of fish oil could prevent the onset of schizophrenia in high-risk youths.
An international psychiatry conference has been told of an Orygen Research Centre study of 81 youths who'd previously suffered hallucinations or delusions.
Lead researcher Professor Paul Amminger says 5% of those who were given omega-3 capsules went on to develop schizophrenia compared to almost a third who were given a placebo.
"The key to efficacy of omega 3 is the early intervention so it seems it works much better in early stages when the disorder is not completely established." he said.
"It's a risk reduction of about 7 times and I think that's very good news that a benign treatment is actually working as good or even better than anti-psychotics." © 2007 Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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