Felicia shares her tools and tips on working with patients who have mental health conditions.
Mental Health Resources
NIH Depression: https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/depression
NIH Anxiety: https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/anxiety-disorders
NIH Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/post-traumatic-stress-disorder-ptsd
SAMHSA: https://www.samhsa.gov/
Wildflower Alliance: https://wildfloweralliance.org/
NAMI: https://www.nami.org/home
988: https://988lifeline.org/
Mental Health First Aid: https://www.mentalhealthfirstaid.org/
Research Studies
Aarons GA, Monn AR, Leslie LK, et al. Association between mental and physical health problems in high-risk adolescents: a longitudinal study. J Adolesc Health. 2008;43(3):260-267. doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2008.01.013
Jacka FN. Nutritional Psychiatry: Where to Next?. EBioMedicine. 2017;17:24-29. doi:10.1016/j.ebiom.2017.02.020
Lachance L, Ramsey D. Food, mood, and brain health: implications for the modern clinician. Mo Med. 2015;112(2):111-115.
Opie RS, O'Neil A, Jacka FN, Pizzinga J, Itsiopoulos C. A modified Mediterranean dietary intervention for adults with major depression: Dietary protocol and feasibility data from the SMILES trial. Nutr Neurosci. 2018;21(7):487-501. doi:10.1080/1028415X.2017.1312841
Parletta N, Zarnowiecki D, Cho J, et al. A Mediterranean-style dietary intervention supplemented with fish oil improves diet quality and mental health in people with depression: A randomized controlled trial (HELFIMED). Nutr Neurosci. 2019;22(7):474-487. doi:10.1080/1028415X.2017.1411320
Gómez-Pinilla F. Brain foods: the effects of nutrients on brain function. Nat Rev Neurosci. 2008;9(7):568-578. doi:10.1038/nrn2421
Sawada T, Yokoi K. Effect of zinc supplementation on mood states in young women: a pilot study. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2010;64(3):331-333. doi:10.1038/ejcn.2009.158
Evrensel A, Ceylan ME. The Gut-Brain Axis: The Missing Link in Depression. Clin Psychopharmacol Neurosci. 2015;13(3):239-244. doi:10.9758/cpn.2015.13.3.239