Implications of Dietary Intake and Eating Behaviors for People with Serious Mental Illness: A Qualitative Study.

ABSTRACT: The impact of poor diet quality and nutritional inadequacies on mental health and mental illness has recently gained considerable attention in science. As the opinions and experiences of people living with serious mental illness on dietary issues are unknown, we aimed to understand the role of nutrition in a biopsychosocial approach. In total, 28 semi-structured interviews were conducted with people living with serious mental illness (SMI) in Australia, Germany and Austria, and a generic thematic analysis approach was applied. Four positive (positive effects on the body and mind, therapeutic effects in treating somatic illnesses, pleasure and opportunity for self-efficacy) and three negative (impairment related to mental illness and its treatment, perceived stigma and negative effects on t

SUBMITTER: Mueller-Stierlin AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9268504 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature