Nutrition and Mental Health

By Ruth Leyse-Wallace

Book Overview

An examination of the role nutrients play in mental health, this book reviews the scientific literature from many fields of science: health, psychology, nutrition, mental well-being, and the interface with chronic disease. The book provides a straightforward, readable report of broadly selected scientific research on how various nutrients affect mental health. It covers several types of mental health disorders and their links to nutrients, nutritional status, and nutritional supplements, providing mental health professionals with the information they need to properly evaluate nutritional issues.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1439863350
• ISBN13: 9781439863350
• Release Date: February 2013
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.2"