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Diet-behavior relationships : focus on depression /

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[This book summarizes] the research [on diet-behavior relationships, primarily the relationship that diet has to depression], in a form that will be useful both to researchers in this relatively new field (listing issues and methodological concerns that must be addressed in future research) and to p...

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Main Author: Christensen, Larry B., 1941-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, 1996.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Depression, Mental > Nutritional aspects.
Mental illness > Nutritional aspects.
Depression, Mental > Diet therapy.
Mental illness > Diet therapy.
Depression, Mental.
Mental health.
Depression
Mental Health
Diet > adverse effects
Psychiatric Disorders, Individual.
Psychiatry.
Health & Biological Sciences.
Dépression > Aspect nutritionnel.
Dépression > Diétothérapie.
Maladies mentales > Diétothérapie.
Dépression.
Santé mentale.
mental health.
Mental health
Depression, Mental
Depression, Mental > Diet therapy
Depression, Mental > Nutritional aspects
Mental illness > Diet therapy
Mental illness > Nutritional aspects
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • pt. I. History and Methodology. 1. Historical Development of the Field of Study. 2. Research Strategies and Methodological Issues
  • pt. II. Theoretical Bases of Diet-Behavior Relationships. 3. Metabolic Mechanisms Underlying the Effects of Carbohydrates on Behavior. 4. Psychological Mechanisms Underlying the Effects of Carbohydrates on Depression
  • pt. III. Behavioral Effects of Food. 5. The Effects of Diet on Mood and Task Performance. 6. Nutrition and Depression. 7. The Role of Carbohydrates in Seasonal Affective Disorder, Obesity, and Premenstrual Syndrome
  • pt. IV. The Use of Diet as Therapy. 8. Efficacy of Dietary Interventions for the Treatment of Depression. 9. Efficacy of Dietary Interventions for the Treatment of Disorders in Children and Adolescents. 10. Recommendations for Applying Diet Therapy
  • Appendix A: Christensen Dietary Distress Inventory (CDDI) Administration Booklet
  • Appendix B: Dietary Instructions and Sample Diet.