| Description |
1 online resource (298 pages) |
| Summary |
Although primary advanced vitamin and mineral deficiencies are rare in the developed world, many common health conditions deplete nutritional status, including sub-optimal dietary intake, frequent alcohol consumption, changes in appetite due to aging, food allergies or sensitivities, special diets, and eating disorders. Covering topics as diverse as aging, the brain, eating habits, genetics, lifestyle, nutrients, and psychology, this book brings together two extremely complex aspects of life-human nutrition and mental health. Organized by mental health concern as well as nutrient group, Nutrit. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Historical perspective -- Addiction : food, alcohol, and caffeine -- Aggression, anger, hostility, and violence -- Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) -- Genetics, nutrition, and inherited disorders of metetabolism -- Intellect, cognition, and dementia -- Mood disorders : depression, bipolar disorder, and suicide -- Schizophrenia -- Starvation, eating disorders, craving, dieting, and bariatric surgery -- Quality of life, well-being, and stress -- Additional links between mental status and nutritional status -- Conclusions and recommendations -- Tools for nutritional assessment -- Mental health concerns: nutritional concerns matrix. |
| Note |
Online resource; title from resource home page (ebrary, viewed on April 7, 2014). |
| Subject |
Mental illness.
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Nutrition.
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Nutrition disorders.
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Mental Disorders -- complications.
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Mental Disorders -- etiology.
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Mental Health.
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Nutrition Disorders -- psychology.
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Nutritional Status.
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MEDICAL -- Mental Health.
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MEDICAL -- Psychiatry -- General.
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PSYCHOLOGY -- Clinical Psychology.
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PSYCHOLOGY -- Mental Illness.
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PSYCHOLOGY -- Psychopathology -- General.
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Mental illness. (OCoLC)fst01016547
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Nutrition. (OCoLC)fst01042187
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Nutrition disorders. (OCoLC)fst01042278
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Leyse-Wallace, Ruth. Nutrition and mental health. Boca Raton : Taylor & Francis, 2013 9781439863350 (DLC) 2012035175 (OCoLC)808769552 |
| ISBN |
9781439863367 (electronic bk.) |
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1439863369 (electronic bk.) |
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