Nutritional psychiatry: The present state of the evidence

Proceedings of the Nutrition Society

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 427-436

  Marx, Wolfgang ^a   Moseley, Genevieve ^b   Berk, Michael ^b,c,d,e   Jacka, Felice ^b,c,f,g  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d THE NATIONAL CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE IN YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH   (Australia)

^e FLOREY INSTITUTE OF NEUROSCIENCE AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Australia)

^f MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^g BLACK DOG INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diet; Mental health; Nutrition; Psychiatry; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; FOLIC ACID; NUTRACEUTICAL; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; PROBIOTIC AGENT; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE;

ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DIET; DIET THERAPY; DISORDERS OF MITOCHONDRIAL FUNCTIONS; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EPIGENETICS; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; INTESTINE FLORA; LIFESTYLE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROBIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUTRITION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SCHIZOPHRENIA; WELLBEING; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PROCEDURES; PSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR;

BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY; DIET; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 85030857776     PISSN: 00296651     EISSN: 14752719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0029665117002026     Document Type: Article

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