Overview
- Reviews the role of nutrition in the management of psychiatric illnesses
- Discusses nutritional therapy for treatment of psychiatric disorders
- Highlights the effects of the diet on brain neurotransmitters
Part of the book series: Nutritional Neurosciences (NN)
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Table of contents (16 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Food, Brain Functions, and Behavior
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Psychiatric Disorders Related to Nutrition: Deficiency or Overload
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About this book
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Dr. Mohamed is a Psychiatrist Neuroscientist. He earned his medical degree from Menoufia Medical School, Egypt and his research doctorate degree from the Penn State University, USA. Currently, he is an assistant professor in IIUM, Malaysia. He has published widely in the field of Parkinson as well as Alzheimer’s Dementia, with about 120 peer-reviewed journal papers with >800 citations, h-index 32. He authored for Springer, Cambridge, and Elsevier. He is the founder and president of AfrAbia Society (AAS). He has delivered and/or participated in >200 international-level lectures and expert panels. He received many research grants from national and international organizations namely IBRO, ISN, MJF, STDF, FRGS, and INDO-ASEAN with a total research funding of One million US$. He is now an active partner in GP2 consortium (IPDG-Asia).
Dr. Firas Kobeissy is an Associate Professor at the American University of Beirut in the Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics department. Dr. Kobeissy obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Florida in the area of Neuroscience with a focus on brain injury biomarkers. He is a trained neuroscientist with extensive expertise in neurotrauma and drug abuse research utilizing neuroproteomics approaches. His research interest is focused on applications of proteomics related to brain injury models, including closed head injuries and blast injuries. Dr. Kobeissy has authored more than 240 articles, reviews, and book chapters along with two patents. He is the associate director of the Center of Neuroproteomics and Biomarker Research (NNBR) at the McKnight Brain Institute at the University of Florida, Department of Emergency Medicine. He is the current president of the International Brain Research Organization- MENA chapter (2020-2023). He serves as the current president of the International Brain Research Organization (IBRO) MENA Chapter (2020-2023).Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Nutrition and Psychiatric Disorders
Editors: Wael Mohamed, Firas Kobeissy
Series Title: Nutritional Neurosciences
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-5021-6
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2022
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-19-5020-9Published: 04 October 2022
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-19-5023-0Published: 05 October 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-981-19-5021-6Published: 03 October 2022
Series ISSN: 2730-6712
Series E-ISSN: 2730-6720
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 383
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: Neurosciences, Cognitive Psychology, Nutrition, Neuropsychology