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dc.contributor.authorJohannessen, Berit
dc.contributor.authorSkagestad, Ingjerd
dc.contributor.authorBergkåsa, Anne Mari
dc.date.accessioned2011-09-02T11:13:49Z
dc.date.available2011-09-02T11:13:49Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.identifier.citationJohannessen, B., Skagestad, I., & Bergkaasa, A. M. (2011). Food as medicine in psychiatric care: Which profession should be responsible for imparting knowledge and use of omega-3 fatty acids in psychiatry. Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, 17(2), 107-112. doi: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2010.08.001en_US
dc.identifier.issn1744-3881
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11250/138675
dc.descriptionAccepted version of an article in Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, 17 (2011), 107-112. Also available from the publisher: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ctcp.2010.08.001en_US
dc.description.abstractThe effect of omega-3 fatty acids on depression is well documented. The purpose of this study was to determine if and how food is used as medicine in psychiatric care, especially how omega-3 fatty acids are used as a supplement in the treatment of depression. This is a pilot study with a qualitative design using questionnaires and interviews among nursing students, tutor nurses and psychiatrists. Three main categories emerged: 1. Nutrition is considered important but few evaluations are made. 2. There was a lack of knowledge of the effects of Omega 3. 3. There was an unclear divisions of responsibility among health personell. A change in knowledge paradigms and clarification of responsibility is called for if food-as-medicine is to take its true place in psychiatric care. It is also necessary to include CAM and holistic perspectives. Further research is needed to determine why health education and health workers do not focus on nutrition therapy in psychiatric care. Further research is also needed to reveal both the patients, the GPs and the CAM practitionaires knowledge and attitude to the use of dietary supplements.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.subjectOmega 3, fatty acids, psychiatric care, CAM
dc.titleFood as medicine in psychiatric care: Which profession should be responsible for imparting knowledge and use of omega-3 fatty acids in psychiatryen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US
dc.subject.nsiVDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Basic medical, dental and veterinary science disciplines: 710en_US
dc.source.pagenumber107-112en_US
dc.source.journalComplementary Therapies in Clinical Practice;17


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