305-24: Nutritional Psychiatry: The Science of Food and Mental Health

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305-24: Nutritional Psychiatry: The Science of Food and Mental Health

Get insights into the many facets of nutritional psychiatry, including the gut microbiome and serotonin; prebiotics and probiotics; the connection between food, oxidative stress, inflammation and mood; and the effects of tea on GABA.


Presenter:
  Mary Gutierrez, PharmD, BCPP

Disclosures:  The APNA planners and faculty have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.  Off-label uses will be discussed during this presentation.


Session Length:
  1 hour 15 minutes

Target Audience:  RN, APRN


Learning Outcome:
Upon completion of this presentation, the participant will be able to:

  • Describe the effects of the gut microbiome on mental health and the implications of nutritional science in psychiatry.

Course Outcome:

  • 65% of learners will report an intent to make changes to their practice as a result of completing this course. 

Keywords:  Nutritional Psychiatry, Gut, Microbiome, Mental Health, Nutritional Science, Mental Health Disorders, Diet, Supplements, Brain-gut Microbiome


Nursing Continuing Professional Development:
1.25 pharmacology contact hours.  * In order to receive contact hours, you must: Listen to presentation, complete an evaluation, and earn a passing score on the post-test before the expiration date. You will have 5 tries to correctly answer the questions on the post-test and a score of 80% is required to pass. Once you have passed and completed an evaluation, the certificate will be generated online, available for you to print immediately. You cannot earn credit unless all steps are completed.

The American Psychiatric Nurses Association is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.


Release date: July 8, 2024
Access to this course will end:
July 31, 2026

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