There has been renewed interest in the interface between mind and body in recent times, especially with our expanding knowledge of the basic sciences including the gut-brain axis, and inflammatory pathways leading to nutritional causes of pervasive neurodevelopmental and adult psychiatric disorders. Moreover, with the advent of lifestyle psychiatry as a discipline, academia, clinical public health, and psychiatric practitioners are starting to perceive nutrition through the lens of primary prevention of psychiatric illness. Psychiatric treatments revolve around pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy; nevertheless, they only avert less than half of the disease burden, suggesting mental disorders require additional strategies. There are now consistent mechanistic, observational and interventional data to suggest diet quality may be a modifiable risk factor for mental illness.
In this Research Topic, we would like to highlight advancements in nutrition research (basic and applied) that contribute to the treatments of mental health. This collection will look at recent advances in how nutrition and nutritional vulnerabilities may be linked to the development of various pervasive neurodevelopment disorders. We will also look at how lifestyle measures (primarily nutrition but not limited to that) and related interventions can positively affect mental health.
The scope of articles would include but certainly are not limited to:
• The neurobiological mechanisms likely modulated by diet, the use of dietary and nutraceutical interventions in mental disorders, and recommendations for further research.
• Potential biological pathways related to mental disorders including inflammation, oxidative stress, the gut microbiome, epigenetic modifications and neuroplasticity.
• Clinical case write-ups or case series that look at interactions between nutrition and mental health disorder presentations or exacerbations.
• Experimental studies with interventions focused on diet modifications in targeting psychiatric disorders.
• Interventions that have a nutritional or diet component as part of an overall wellness in mental health strategy.
• Systematic reviews or meta-analyses that cover the scope of the above topics.
There has been renewed interest in the interface between mind and body in recent times, especially with our expanding knowledge of the basic sciences including the gut-brain axis, and inflammatory pathways leading to nutritional causes of pervasive neurodevelopmental and adult psychiatric disorders. Moreover, with the advent of lifestyle psychiatry as a discipline, academia, clinical public health, and psychiatric practitioners are starting to perceive nutrition through the lens of primary prevention of psychiatric illness. Psychiatric treatments revolve around pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy; nevertheless, they only avert less than half of the disease burden, suggesting mental disorders require additional strategies. There are now consistent mechanistic, observational and interventional data to suggest diet quality may be a modifiable risk factor for mental illness.
In this Research Topic, we would like to highlight advancements in nutrition research (basic and applied) that contribute to the treatments of mental health. This collection will look at recent advances in how nutrition and nutritional vulnerabilities may be linked to the development of various pervasive neurodevelopment disorders. We will also look at how lifestyle measures (primarily nutrition but not limited to that) and related interventions can positively affect mental health.
The scope of articles would include but certainly are not limited to:
• The neurobiological mechanisms likely modulated by diet, the use of dietary and nutraceutical interventions in mental disorders, and recommendations for further research.
• Potential biological pathways related to mental disorders including inflammation, oxidative stress, the gut microbiome, epigenetic modifications and neuroplasticity.
• Clinical case write-ups or case series that look at interactions between nutrition and mental health disorder presentations or exacerbations.
• Experimental studies with interventions focused on diet modifications in targeting psychiatric disorders.
• Interventions that have a nutritional or diet component as part of an overall wellness in mental health strategy.
• Systematic reviews or meta-analyses that cover the scope of the above topics.
