C-Y Wu, K Yu, S E Arnold, S Das, H H Dodge
Who Benefited Most from the Internet-Based Conversational Engagement RCT (I-CONECT)? Application of the Personalized Medicine Approach to a Behavioral Intervention Study
The journal of prevention of Alzheimer's disease
background nutritional psychiatry refers practice using food nutrition alternative complementary treatment mental health disorders growing area research shown links biological processes gut food consume impact cognitive function impact mood behaviour however lack understanding knowledge education nutritional psychiatry mental health clinicians nutritional psychiatry practised psychiatric clinical settings therefore study aims investigate perceptions knowledge education mental health professionals within state new south wales australia regarding clinical practice knowledge nutritional psychiatry methods crosssectional study selfadministered structured questionnaire created authors successfully completed 40 mental health professionals mental health nurses occupational therapists psychologists medical officers allied health workers working new south wales australia 49 questionnaires attempted nine excluded due predominantly incomplete including demographic data empty ensuring integrity remaining data analysis questionnaire aimed uncover perceptions knowledge education nutritional psychiatry role mental health settings questionnaire included 16 questions covered various themes frequency importance discussing nutrition patients nutrition referrals issues regarding nutrition value including nutritional psychiatry clinical practice clinician training willingness train gain education nutritional psychiatry data analysed series frequency tables categorise patterns identify patterns use descriptive statistics analysis distribution attitudes practices among mental health professionals regarding nutritional psychiatry results total 40 mental health clinicians successfully completed survey results analysed results suggest clinicians 85 93 recognised importance nutrition mental health however revealed various barriers hindered clinical practice lack time knowledge access nutritional services 54 clinicians rated knowledge nutritional psychiatry low however 92 revealed would attend nutritional psychiatry training given opportunity additionally clinicians reported varied levels education nutrition 43 reporting education nutrition preclinical studies conclusions clinicians recognise importance nutrition mental health settings revealed lack time knowledge nutritional services barriers clinical practice clinicians reported lack preclinical education nutrition together overwhelming interest engaging nutritional psychiatry education made available conclusions provide important insights higher education health policy