BackgroundReview findings on the role of dietary patterns in preventing depression are
inconsistent, possibly due to variation in assessment of dietary exposure and depression�…

Some of the most common mental health conditions, including anxiety and depression, have
been treated traditionally with pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy with success. Despite�…

Purpose Despite recent advancements in the treatment of depression, the prevalence of
affected individuals continues to grow. The development of new strategies has been�…

Diet plays an undeniably important role in physical health, while newer data show further its
important role in mental health. Our diet provides all the micronutrients & macronutrients that�…

This edited volume is the first book to provide a comprehensive overview of the relationship
between nutrition and mental health, for mental health professionals.

Introduction: The field of nutritional psychiatry is a fast-growing one. Although initially, it
focused on the effects of vitamins and micronutrients in mental health, in the last decade, its�…

The SMILES trial was the first intervention study to test dietary improvement as a treatment
strategy for depression. Molendijk et al. propose that expectation bias and difficulties with�…

Background Dietary interventions did not prevent depression onset nor reduced depressive
symptoms in a large multi-center randomized controlled depression prevention study�…

Background: Major depressive disorder is a common, chronic condition that imposes a
substantial burden of disability globally. As current treatments are estimated to address only�…

Background: Studies of single nutrients on depression have produced inconsistent results,
and they have failed to consider the complex interactions between nutrients. An increasing�…