Nutrition and Depression: Advanced Clinical Concepts
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Intermediate
Online
Course Abstract
Nutrition and Depression: Advanced Clinical Concepts is a 3-hour online continuing education (CE) course that examines how what we eat influences how we feel – and what we can do to improve both.
Depression is an increasingly common, complex, inflammatory condition that co-occurs with a host of other conditions. This course will examine how we can combat depression through nutrition, starting with an exploration of the etiology of depression – taking a look at the role of neurotransmitters, the HPA axis and cortisol, gene expression (epigenetics), upregulation and downregulation, and the connections between depression and immunity and depression and obesity. We will then turn our attention to macronutrients and investigate how factors such as regulating blood sugar, achieving amino acid balance, consuming the right fats, and eating fruits and vegetables can enhance mood, improve our decision-making, enhance cognitive processes, and reduce inflammation. From there, we will look at just how we go about the process of building a better brain – one neurotransmitter at a time. Exercises you can use with clients are included.
Closeout Course #31-02 | 2018 | 42 pages | 20 posttest questions
Learning Objectives
- Explain the etiology of depression along with the specific effects on the predominant neurochemicals
- Summarize the relationships between depression and brain function and brain growth
- Clarify the connection between blood sugar regulation and mood
- Identify and explain the role of protein intake and regulation and brain function
- Describe the connection between Omega 3 Fatty acids and depression
- List specific dietary interventions to improve mood and help alleviate depression
Course Directions
This online course provides instant access to the course materials (PDF download) and CE test. The course is text-based (reading) and the CE test is open-book (you can print the test to mark your answers on it while reading the course document).
Successful completion of this course involves passing an online test (80% required, 3 chances to take) and we ask that you also complete a brief course evaluation.
About the Author(s)
CE Information
Counseling
Professional Development Resources (PDR) has been approved by the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 5590. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. PDR is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
Professional Development Resources is CE Broker compliant (#50-1635 - all courses are reported within two business days of completion). Professional Development Resources, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors (#MHC-0135 - Note: New York counselors will receive 3 continuing education credits for completing this self-study course).
Marriage and Family Therapy
Professional Development Resources is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Professional Development Resources maintains responsibility for this program and its content. Professional Development Resources is also approved by the National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC ACEP #5590); the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB #1046, ACE Program); the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed marriage and family therapists (#MFT-0100 - Note: New York MFTs will receive 3 continuing education credit(s) for completing this self-study course); the Texas Board of Examiners of Marriage and Family Therapists (#114); and is CE Broker compliant (#50-1635 - all courses are reported within two business days of completion).
Nutrition and Dietetics
Professional Development Resources is a CPE Accredited Provider with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR #PR001). CPE accreditation does not constitute endorsement by CDR of provider programs or materials. Feedback for this activity can be sent directly to CDR. Professional Development Resources is also a provider with the Florida Council of Dietetics and Nutrition (#50-1635) and is CE Broker compliant (#50-1635 - all courses are reported within two business days of completion).
Download CDR's Critical Thinking Tool - CDR credentialed practitioners must complete and save this form and the certificate of completion should they ever be audited. Failure to include both certificate and completed tool will result in a failed audit and loss of CPE credit. Feedback about the quality of the activity can be sent directly to CDR: QualityCPE@eatright.org
Occupational Therapy
Professional Development Resources is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. Course provider ID# 3159. This distance learning-independent course is offered at 0.3 CEUs, intermediate level, OT Service Delivery]. The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA.
Professional Development Resources is CE Broker compliant (#50-1635 - all courses are reported within two business days of completion).
Psychology
Professional Development Resources is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Professional Development Resources maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
Professional Development Resources is CE Broker compliant (#50-1635 - all courses are reported within two business days of completion). Professional Development Resources, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists (#PSY-0145).
School Psychology
Professional Development Resources is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Professional Development Resources maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
Professional Development Resources is CE Broker compliant (#50-1635 - all courses are reported within two business days of completion). Professional Development Resources, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists (#PSY-0145).
Social Work
Professional Development Resources, #1046, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 6/12/2022 - 6/12/2025. Social workers completing this course receive 3 clinical continuing education credits.
Professional Development Resources is CE Broker compliant (#50-1635 - all courses are reported within two business days of completion). Professional Development Resources, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers (#SW-0664 - Note: New York social workers will receive 3 continuing education credit(s) for completing this self-study course). Professional Development Resources is also approved by the Texas State Board of Social Worker Examiners (#5678).
Teaching
Professional Development Resources is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Professional Development Resources maintains responsibility for all programs and content. Professional Development Resources is also approved by the National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC ACEP #5590); the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB Provider #1046, ACE Program); the Continuing Education Board of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA Provider #AAUM); the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA Provider #3159); the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR Prior Approval Program); the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists (#PSY-0145), State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors (#MHC-0135) and marriage and family therapists (#MFT-0100), and the State Board for Social Workers as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers (#SW-0664); the Texas Board of Examiners of Marriage and Family Therapists (#114) and State Board of Social Worker Examiners (#5678); and is CE Broker compliant (#50-1635 - all courses are reported within two business days of completion).
Customer Testimonials
Excellent presentation of the material. Very understandable and interesting.
I enjoyed the class and how the test was set up.
I'm very satisfied with this CE. Course was very interesting, thorough. I answered Mostly to feedback questions but this is due to vast amount of information in the field of mood disorders, nutrition, diet. I am a PH.D. neuropsychologist and I'm a certified integrative nutrition coach also. Very pleased!
This is one of the best CE programs that I have read. It contained a great deal of useful information that was also very interesting; I enjoyed it!
It was very informative and written more as a professional journal than a training. The amount of documented research was impressive, but a bit distracting. Overall, I learned a great deal!
More Testimonials
This was the most educational and practical CEU program I have done in along time. Thank you.
Very interesting material that is relevant to all mental health practitioners!
Terrific course! I would say it is among the best CE courses I've taken in a long time. Very relevant to my practice, very well-presented, with excellent, up-to-date information. Thanks!
This course was excellent! My only complaint is that it was LONG and should have been 5 credits.
So very informative!! Thank you!
Thorough explanation of depression and how what we consume can affect mood.
This course was exciting for me. Very useful information - muchof which was new to me. A great deal of information clearly presented. Thanks!
Loved this course so much! I really try to stress overall health with lifestyle, diet, exercise, sleep, social contact, etc. in my work with my clients and this is the much needed data I can take to them and push for some changes in nutrition!
I thought the course was very informative and had suggestions that I can immediately implement in my practice.
One of the best courses I have chosen to take in a long time. Very useful for my clients and to myself for general health. Thank you!
I was able to learn new information about depression and nutrition. It would help if it was stressed that clients physicians should be consulted before making diet changes.
Not only will I use this course material with clients, I find it extremely helpful with my family members who suffer from depression. It is especially helpful that food examples are listed so I don't have to hunt that information up separately.
Good program and very helpful in my work as dialysis social worker.
I believe we must heal by balancing the emotional, physical, spiritual and social self. Nutrition has been something I have been interested in and discuss this with my clients so now I have tangible evidence of how nutrition affects our mental health.
Very informative and practical. It empowers one to set a course on healthy living with food and avoiding the rollercoaster of mood and menu problems, which can be prevented.
Excellent content and presentation! Thank You!
This course is an eye opener. I always suspected that pharmaceuticals were not the sole answer to mental health issues, and this course supports my hypothesis. Thanks for another wonderful tool in the counselor's tool box.
This course was fascinating, had updated research and pertains to everyone. This information should be required learning in school!
I enjoyed this course. Good information that can be incorporated professionally and personally.
This was a great course. Appropriate level, appropriate information, much needed for all therapists.Thank you!
I learned very valuable practical information.
Refreshed and reinforced my knowledge & I learned new things. Thanks!
I thought the course was very well thought out with the learning objectives plainly explained. This course motivated me to beig more bold about explaining that there are real scientific findings that nutrition plays a crucial role in depression and anxiety. Thank you.
Excellent and most applicable to clinical practice!
I really appreciated this course. I already know a lot about nutrition, but felt like I learned new things that I could use. So happy I took this course. Thank you.
Great course! Would highly recommend! Thank you!
Very informative and useful!
I gained a lot of valuable information from this article. It will help me change my diet!
I love your courses. Thank you for the many offerings. I'm looking forward to taking many, many more. Thanks.
I enjoyed this course. Information was direct and easily to obtain along with use in my practice. I already have a science background so was happy to read something scientific and not simply discussion based.
I though this was an incredibly interesting course with a great deal of information. Excellent!
The research was thorough and it was an easy read.
This was very informative and very useful to have all this information in one article, as well as the food lists, charts and main points - which I will print separately. Thank you.
I found this course to be very interesting. Thank you!
Very helpful connections to some questions I have had. The scientific research section at tbe beginning was a little harder for me to follow. Really appreciate practical food suggestions for decreasing depression and affecting mood. Thank you!
One of the best CE readings! Very well written, organized, and supported. I will be able to use this in my practice. Thank you!
This is likely one of the best courses I've taken online. I needed a refresher on the etiology of depression & this was perfect-- very comprehensive. I'm impressed so much research has been completed on the impact of nutrition on mood, depression, sleep etc. This was a great class for my personal benefit as well. I will certainly be changing a few things in my own diet. Thank you! Perhaps the name should be changed to increase interest in the course. It's a great class!
Extremely interesting and very useful course.
This course is GREAT, highly relevant and well-written.
This was one of the best online courses I have used! It was well written and provided wonderful material that was supported by research.
Excellent in all regards....very comprehensive with the brain chemistry all the way through to practical application, functional foods. Thanks!
Surprisingly informative and full of helpful applied information. Thank you.
Wow! Really enjoyed this course. Very well written and engaging to read. Loved the reviews at the end of each section. The "Clinician's Nutrition Toolbox" was excellent.
Excellent course on the connection between nutrition and mental health. Well presented and explained.
This course was excellent and the content was outside of the usual subject-matter studied in the field of school psychology. However, I have noticed that many of the children I work with who have learning problems or ADHD make poor eating choices and often skip breakfast. From this course, I learned that their nutritional habits may be contributing to their problems.
One of the best classes I have had on depression, especially looking at the link between what we eat, vitamins and minerals, and depression. Very informative. Good research cited. Thanks!
EXCELLENT INFORMATION!! I appreciated the relational discussion around food and its effects on brain functioning, mood, and overall health. Very Good! Thank you
Great course! Very interesting material that is relevant to all mental health practitioners! I intend to use some of this information with my clients.
Very engaging and educational!
Thank you for this training! Very relevant information, great format, and I will use this information in my practice.
This course was a wonderful, comprehensive look at depression and its underlying issues. Very informative!
I enjoyed learning about nutrition, and its effect on overall health, as well as how it can combat depression. I work in a rehab setting where obesity and also the diagnosis of depression is an issue, so I hope to bring some of this information to my patients. Thank you!!
Excellent course, well organized, presented a lot of valuable research results and specific recommendations for clients.
Very interesting topic for RD's. Information was presented clearly and nutrition toolbox is very useful.
This course was excellent for diabetics!
Valuable information presented with much needed and wanted specificity.
Very good information to pass along to parents on ways to treat depression at home.
This course presented an opportunity to refresh past learning and increase new knowledge. It was very valuable to my work. Excellent!
This was a great class! I learned quite a bit about how to modify eating habits to improve mood.
Nutrition & Depression gives informative research and helpful recommendations for improving emotional well-being through healthy nutrition. Truly an excellent mind/body course!
I thoroughly enjoyed this course. I work in mental health and the content was extremely relevant for me.
Well done. There are more studies than I was previously aware related to the topic. Interesting subject matter, very relatable.
This course was definitely worthwhile. Ihighly recommend it as as valuable tool for practitioners.
Excellent course! I liked having it written (rather than audio). The research-based details were fantastic. I highly recommend it!
I greatly enjoyed this course as it had excellent research and made practical applicable recommendations.
I have always enjoyed the connections between nutrition and health. This course presented the topic of good nutrition related to mental health benefits, which corroborates my perception of leading a healthy life style along with good nutrition. I learned a great deal about the correlations between depression and nutrition, and will emphasize these concepts with my clients in the future. Excellent course!!!
This is one of the most beneficial and informative CEUs I have ever done. I love learning more about the mind/body connection.
Well written article in both content and style. I appreciate the "toolbox." High protein is mentioned frequently but those parameters are not defined.
Learned very helpful information. I enjoyed the course. I did not realize Omega 3s, fruit, vegetables have such an impact on mood.
This was a great class! I learned quite a bit about how to modify eating habits to improve mood.
I really enjoyed the course and the information presented here and I will look at the reference articles cited.
Good course to assist with explaining importance of healthy food choices on mental health to clients and clients' families.
Another thorough and well written course. Thank you.
Well written, well done, good knowledge review & enjoyable! Thank you!!!
The information was presented in a very digestible and useful manner.
This course was important for me in the use of dietary interventions to improve mood and help alleviate depression. I liked the explanation of the role of protein intake and regulation and brain function. The charts were helpful and good sources.
This was a great CE course. It was very informative and very well done.
Excellent course with important mind-body information. Wish this type of information was taught when I was in graduate school. Will be very helpful in my current practice.
I think the best thing about this course was the list of food information as this can help point individuals interested in making dietary changes in the right direction.
This course was difficult for me to get through because I felt like it was very scientific and went over my head. But I really spent time understanding the content and it was so worth it. It was eye opening to understand how what we eat impacts our mental status. And thanks for the information on how to use it with clients. I think Medical physicians should take this course. They are so quick to prescribe pills for depression.
