Looking Beyond is an educational tool for mental health practitioners and social services providers alike. This session is part of a series highlighting lifestyle psychiatry. Recent research highlights a strong connection between nutrition and mental health. Studies show that diets high in processed foods and low in essential nutrients are linked to increased anxiety, depression, and other mental health issues (Kris-Etherton, 2021). This underscores the importance of integrating culturally competent nutritional interventions into psychiatric practice to advance mental health equity. Participants will understand comprehensively how nutrition influences mental health, particularly in diverse cultural contexts. They will develop practical skills to assess, counsel, design, implement, and evaluate culturally relevant nutritional interventions, ultimately promoting improved mental health outcomes through diet.

Learning Objectives

• Explore the role of diet in managing mental health conditions, examining the consequences of nutritional states on psychological well-being and associated issues such as anxiety, depression, stress, sleep disturbance, and their varying degrees of severity.
• Examine the association between social determinants of mental health, such as access to safe, nutritious, and sufficient food, which is more prevalent in historically excluded racial/ethnic groups and mental health outcomes.
• Gain skills to perform nutritional assessments and provide dietary counseling that is culturally sensitive and relevant and tailored to minoritized communities, recognizing the urgent need to address the unique nutritional challenges these communities face due to the social determinants of mental health and the role of culture in shaping dietary behaviors and mental health outcomes.
• Describe the combined impact of healthy nutrition, food insecurity, and social determinants of mental health on chronic disease management and overall quality of life and develop strategies to overcome these barriers and promote sustainable dietary changes.
• Promote advocacy for the incorporation of culturally sensitive nutritional education into psychiatric training and practice, with an emphasis on minoritized communities. 

Target Audience

Medical Students, Residents/Fellows, Psychiatrists, non-psychiatrist Physicians, Psychologists, Social Workers, Peer Specialists, Nurses, other mental health professionals

Format

Recorded webinar.

Instructional Level

Introductory

Estimate Time to Complete

Estimated Duration: 1.0 hour
Program Start Date: November 22, 2024
Program End Date: November 22, 2027

How to Earn Credit

Participants who wish to earn AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ may do so after completing all sections of the course including the evaluation. After evaluating the program, course participants will be provided with an opportunity to claim hours of participation and print an official CME certificate (physicians) or certificate of participation (non-physicians) showing the completion date and hours earned.

Continuing Education Credit

The American Psychiatric Association (APA) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The American Psychiatric Association designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint providership of the American Psychiatric Association (APA) and APA DDHE. The APA is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Planning Committee and Faculty Disclosures

Faculty Disclosures

• Abiodun Atoloye, PhD.
• Adjoa Smalls-Mantey, MD,DPhil. Reports financial relationships with Eli Lilly.
• Gregory Brown, MD.
• Nebeyou Abebe, MAMP.

Planning Committee

• Elvis Gyan, PhD.
• Regina James, MD.

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Technical Requirements

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• The latest and 2nd latest public versions of Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, or Safari
• Internet Explorer 11+

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Optimal System Configuration:

• Browser: Google Chrome (latest and 2nd latest version), Safari (latest and 2nd latest version), Internet Explorer 11.0+, Firefox (latest and 2nd latest version), or Microsoft Edge (latest and 2nd latest version)
• Operating System: Windows versions 8.1+, Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) +, Android (latest and 2nd latest version), or iOS/iPad OS (latest and 2nd latest version)
• Internet Connection: 1 Mbps or higher

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• Windows PC: Windows 8.1 or higher; 1 GB (for 32-bit)/2 GB (for 64-bit) or higher RAM; Microsoft DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM driver; audio playback with speakers for programs with video content
• Macintosh: Mac OS X 10.5 or higher with latest updates installed; Intel, PowerPC G5, or PowerPC G4 (867MHz or faster) processor; 512 MB or higher RAM; audio playback with speakers for programs with video content

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