FAST search for journal articles: Nutrition and mental health

Follow this link to the FAST page, select this topic from the list, and you will be linked to a list of journal article references taken from British Nursing Index (BNI). This service is available to RCN members only.

View the eLibrary FAST search.

Library catalogue search: Nutrition and mental health

Follow this link to details of books and reports held in on this subject held in the RCN libraries. Some of these items are available online: select ‘URL’ to link to them. (You may be asked to login to the RCN website to access some eBooks, which are available to RCN members).  RCN members may borrow in person or by post. Please contact RCN library and information services: www.rcn.org.uk/library if you would like to borrow any of these books.

View the RCN library catalogue.

Mental Health Foundation: Feeding minds

This web guide indicates what foods may help you to manage your mental well-being.

View the Mental health foundation website.

Van de Weyner, C.  (2006) Changing diets, changing minds: how food affects mental well being and behaviour, London: Sustain.

This report aims to make available a breadth and depth of research into diet and mental health including the science of nutrition and the brain and the role of diet in specific mental health conditions. It was produced by Sustain: the alliance for better food and farming and the Mental Health Foundation.

View the report on the Mental Health Foundation website.