Nutrition and Mental Health
Author | : Elise Kay Lindvig |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 176 |
Release | : 1979 |
ISBN-10 | : UOM:39015002432717 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Download or read book Nutrition and Mental Health written by Elise Kay Lindvig and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: Nutritionl factors related to mental health have been long overlooked. Good nutrition can contribute to or be a necessity in treatment of the emotionally disturbed. The practitioner can apply nutrition principles to therapeutic treatment and prevention of mental illness. Material covered includes: relationship of nutrition to optimal mental performance; how nutritional deficiencies arise; nutritional biochemistry; specific disorders; the clinician's role in nutrition; the function, deficiency, requirement, and sources of nutrients; research on malnutrition and individual nutrient deficiences; and alcoholism and schizophrenia in relation to nutrition. Implications for application for nutrition to the treatment of mental health are considered in terms of the psychologist's role, feeding problems, and symptomology in diagnosis.