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Nutritional Psychiatry
There is increasing evidence that mental health problems such as schizophrenia, depression and anxiety are linked with poor nutrition. At present, very few psychiatrists provide nutritional advice for their patients, despite such advice complimenting drug and psychological therapies. This edited volume is the first book to provide a comprehensive overview of the relationship between nutrition and mental health, for mental health professionals. Featuring contributions from leading authorities in the field, the book examines the link between diet and the microbiome-gut brain axis and how this correlates with a variety of psychiatric disorders. The book explores how enhancing the beneficial bacteria in the gut, through the use of psychobiotics, prebiotics or dietary change can improve mood and reduce anxiety. The book will appeal to psychiatrists and psychologists, behavioural scientists, neuroscientists and nutritionists.
242 pages, Paperback
Published August 31, 2023
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February 10, 2024
Great resource reviewing nuance and complexity, as well as current gaps in knowledge, in how nutrition can affect mental health via various mechanisms such as gut microbiome diversification that then affects vagus nerve communication, immune system regulation, and endocrine HPA axis changes. Chapters about early life/adolescent research and "inflammaging" risks for those in later life were very fascinating. Broad Spectrum Micronutrient Supplementation (BSMS) for mental health treatment sounds promising, but more research and direction to clinicians is needed.
Chapter 5 offers some big picture general guidance for integrating nutrition into mental health clinical practice, but more concrete examples or resources would have greatly improved usefulness. For example, saying "dietary information should be given in bite-sized format" sounds reasonable, but specific examples could have bolstered confidence for readers to take this into the real world. Example clinical conversations with patients also could have been useful, although perhaps that type of example was outside the scope of this literature review focused book.
Chapter 5 offers some big picture general guidance for integrating nutrition into mental health clinical practice, but more concrete examples or resources would have greatly improved usefulness. For example, saying "dietary information should be given in bite-sized format" sounds reasonable, but specific examples could have bolstered confidence for readers to take this into the real world. Example clinical conversations with patients also could have been useful, although perhaps that type of example was outside the scope of this literature review focused book.
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