Nutritional Psychiatry: A Primer for Clinicians. (Royal College of Psychiatrists)

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.

Editor: Ted Dinah

Contents and Authors

1. Basic principles of nutrition.  Eileen Gibney
2. Diet and the microbiome-gut-brain axis: Feeding your microbes for mental health benefit. Kenneth J. O'Riordan, Elizabeth Schneider, Ger Clarke and John F. Cryan
3. The Mediterranean diet and mental health. Mary I. Butler and Sabrina Mörkl
4. Psychobiotics and fermented foods. Ted Dinan
5. Diet interventions for anxiety and depression. Heidi M. Staudacher, Scott Teasdale, Caitlin Cowan, Rachelle Opie, Tetyana Rocks and Felice N. Jacka
6. Schizophrenia, Microbiota and Nutrition. John R. Kelly
7. Recognising the importance of nutrition for child and adolescent mental health. Cohen Kadosh and Dr Nicola Johnstone
8. Old age and nutrition. Ivan Aprahamian, Andréia de Oliveira Pain and Sandra Maria Lima Ribeiro
9. Broad-spectrum micronutrients and mental health. Julia J. Rucklidge, Jeanette M. Johnstone, Amelia Villagomez, Noshene Ranjbar and Bonnie J. Kaplan
10. Epigenetics. Lynda Sedley.