Today, I link to and embed Metabolic Mind CME‘s Managing Major Mental Illness with Dietary Change: The New Science of Hope, Georgia Ede, M.D.
All that follows is from the above resource.
Program Description
New clinical trial evidence suggests that dietary changes can be powerful tools in the treatment of psychiatric conditions – but which dietary changes are most worth making, and why? In the past decade, two relatively new subspecialties within the field of psychiatry have emerged: nutritional psychiatry, which focuses primarily on the therapeutic potential of the Mediterranean diet, and metabolic psychiatry, which focuses primarily on the therapeutic potential of the ketogenic diet. This discussion will examine the existing clinical evidence in support of both dietary philosophies, and then measure these (and other) nutrition interventions against newly proposed brain-healthy diet criteria. We will consider findings from a recently published paper out of France, in which 31 people with serious, chronic, treatment-refractory mental illnesses were placed on a whole-foods ketogenic diet in a supervised inpatient setting. We will then discuss how the improvements in metabolic and mental health observed in this study suggest that this approach is worth considering as an adjunctive strategy in the management of mental illnesses, particularly in those with poor metabolic health.
Educational Objectives
Upon completion of the educational activity, participants should be able to:
- Summarize the scientific basis for Metabolic Psychiatry.
- Identify at least three neurophysiological derangements common to major mental illnesses that can be addressed with a ketogenic diet.
- Explain where the clinical trial evidence currently stands with respect to ketogenic diets for psychiatric disorders.
- Summarize the key findings of the paper by Danan et al., in which 31 inpatients with treatment-refractory mental illness were placed on a ketogenic diet.
Accredited Provider
This activity is provided by Dane Garvin, Ltd.
AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM
Accreditation Statement
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of McLean Hospital and Dane Garvin Ltd. McLean Hospital is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Physician Credit Designation Statement
McLean Hospital designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Faculty
Georgia Ede, MD
Nutritional and Metabolic Psychiatry
Psychiatrist, Speaker, Clinical Educator, Researcher, Author
Amesbury, MassachusettsDr. Georgia Ede has no relevant financial information to disclose.
Instructions
In order to receive credit, participants must complete all of the course lessons. Participants must also score at least a 70% on each chapter quiz. Upon completion of lessons and quizzes, you must also complete the evaluation form. Your certificate will be available to download upon completion of the evaluation.
Your online certificate will be saved on Dane Garvin’s website and cannot be accessed in your myCME Dashboard or Transcript.
McLean Hospital Contact Information
For information about the accreditation of this program, please contact Marjorie Overhiser at 617-855-3151 or moverhiser@mgb.org.
