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19: Mental Health, Behavioral, and Developmental Conditions
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Published:March 2023
"Mental Health, Behavioral, and Developmental Conditions", The Clinician’s Guide to Pediatric Nutrition, Natalie D. Muth, MD, MPH, RDN, FACSM, FAAP, Mary Tanaka, MD, MS, FAAP
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Nutritional psychiatry is an emerging field investigating the relationship between nutrition and many common psychiatric conditions. In fact, the International Society for Nutritional Psychiatry Research advocates for “recognition of diet and nutrition as central determinants of both physical and mental health” because of “emerging and compelling evidence for nutrition as a critical factor” in mental disorders.1 Although existing data are limited, there is some evidence to support that specific nutrition recommendations may help in the treatment of many common mental health concerns that affect children and adolescents, including depression, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism, severe picky eating, and eating disorders....