Main description:

Medications to treat psychiatric disorders have adverse effects such as weight gain, liver toxicity, and muscle atrophy. Breakthroughs in modern medicine include diverse new tools for probing the interactions between the mind and brain. Prominent among these emerging therapies are nutrients and dietary interventions. This book expands on the therapeutic uses of diet and supplemental nutrients in minimizing drug adverse effects and therapeutic dosing. It covers definitive approaches to patients starting from initial assessment including history, physical/mental examination, laboratory and genetic assessments. Chapters consider history, examination, and lab workups for each disorder.

Contents:

Introduction. Assessment. Functional Medicine Assessment. Nutritional Assessment. Laboratory Assessment. Microbiome Assessment. Treatment Modalities. Dietary Considerations. Nutritional Supplements. Botanicals. Homeopathic Treatments. Ayurvedic Treatments. Psychiatric Disorders. Major Depression. Anxiety Disorders. ADD/ADHD. Bipolar Mood Disorder. Autism Spectrum Disorders. Cognitive Decline. Psychotic Disorders. Sleep Disorders. Eating Disorders. Addiction Disorders. Immune and Inflammation - Mediators of Mental Illness. Introduction. Inflammatory Disorders and Psychiatric Diagnoses.