Intro to Nutritional Psychiatry – Online Mental Health Course
Grow your understanding of the links between diet and mental health and explore strategies to use nutrition in treatment plans with this online course from Deakin University.
Who is the course for?
This course is designed for health practitioners working in mental health who wish to gain knowledge in nutritional psychiatry. It will also be useful to students in their final year with a special interest in diet and mental health.
The course addresses specific areas of diet and mental health care in various aspects of practice. A postgraduate-level knowledge in a health-related degree is desirable.
What topics will you cover?
Evidence on the role of diet in treatment of mental disorders.
Biological mechanisms.
Diet- and gut-microbiota related treatments.
Implementation of principles of Nutritional Psychiatry in clinical practice.
What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to…
Identify and discuss the current evidence and guidelines on diet and nutrition in the management of mental health disorders.
Understand common comorbidities and explore the physiological mechanisms by which diet influences mental and brain health.
Gain practical skills in the implementation of dietary intervention for the management of mental health conditions in your professional practice.
Reflect and review your current practices and identify opportunities for quality improvement.
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