Resources
Here are some quick links to documentation that helps summarise our research and the key findings in the field to date, as well as some recipe ideas from the team that we hope will inspire you and help to feed your gut bugs. If you’re looking for educational resources and further learning opportunities in Nutritional Psychiatry, head over to the Food & Mood Academy.
Lifestyle-Based Mental Health Care For Major Depressive Disorder
The Food & Mood Centre, along with the Australasian Society for Lifestyle Medicine have worked to develop clinical practice guidelines to provide clinicians with up-to-date, evidence-based information on the management of major depressive disorder (MDD) using lifestyle-based approaches. Accompanying these guidelines, we have also developed consumer resources to help those living with MDD understand the latest evidence into lifestyle-based care for MDD. The Guidelines are based on a synthesis of current scientific evidence, rigorously evaluated using a systematic grading system, which determined the strength of recommendations.
- Clinical Practice Guidelines
- Guideline overview for clinicians
- Consumer Resource - Food & Mood
- Consumer Resource - Physical Activity
- Consumer Resource - Sleep
- Consumer Resource - Social Connection
- Consumer Resource - Smoking Cessation
- Consumer Resource - Employment & Work
- Consumer Resource - Green & Blue Spaces
- Consumer Resource - Mindfulness & Stress Management
- Clinical guidelines for lifestyle based mental health care for major depressive disorder (Traditional Chinese version)
Lifestyle Medicine CPD course
Supercharge your mental healthcare practise with our new online Lifestyle Medicine for Mental Health Services (Life & Mind) CPD course, with global experts from the Food and Mood Centre. Learn how to prevent and manage mental illness with practical clinical frameworks. Register now for 2024 intake!
Nutritional Psychiatry CPD course
Elevate your healthcare practise with our new online Introduction to Nutritional Psychiatry CPD course! Upskill with global experts from the Food and Mood Centre and learn how to implement the latest evidence in your clinical work. Register here for start on 26 SEP 2022!
Free Online Course
Enrol in our free three-week course on Future Learn, “Food and Mood: Improving Mental Health Through Diet and Nutrition”, developed by The Food & Mood Centre. The course is delivered by Dr Tetyana Rocks and Professor Felice Jacka.
ZOE Podcast with Prof Felice Jacka
Listen to Prof Felice Jacka speaking on the ZOE Podcast about ultra-processed foods and mental health
The SMILES Trial
Quick access links to publications from the SMILES Trial
International Society for Nutritional Psychiatry
Please visit the ISNPR website to find out more about this exciting field.
Find a Practitioner
Use these links to find a dietitian, exercise physiologist or psychologist in Australia. Filter the search to find someone local or via Telehealth, and in the area you'd like help with (e.g. mental health).
Dietary Assessment
Resources developed by Dr Heidi Staudacher and Dr Tetyana Rocks to assist with dietary assessment
Recipes
Here are some quick and easy gut friendly recipes that we hope you'll enjoy.
Prof Felice Jacka's Brain Changer Book
"Brain Changer" written by Professor Felice Jacka explores the link between diet and mental health, based on her extensive research since 2005. The book emphasises the profound impact of nutrition on mental and brain health. It provides practical advice on preventing mental health issues and offers strategies for treatment to improve mental and brain health at every life stage.
Resources for Parents
Find links and resources below to help raise children to become competent eaters