Arcadia

ARCADIA is a specialised nutraceutical and lifestyle medicine mental health research group within The Professorial Unit based at The Melbourne Clinic. ARCADIA holds collaborations with The University of Melbourne, Swinburne University and the National Institute of Complementary Medicine (NICM) at Western Sydney University. Their vision is to enhance the treatment of mood and anxiety disorders by leading the research of nutraceuticals (pharmaceutical-grade standardised nutrient or plant-based medicines) and lifestyle medicine in the field of psychiatry. The group is part of the broader research unit focusing on the key areas of psychopharmacology, pharmacogenomics, and brain stimulation.

 

Organisation

Country: Australia

Email: jsarris@unimelb.edu.au

Food & Mood Centre - Deakin University

The Food & Mood Centre at Deakin University is a world-leading, multi-disciplinary research centre that aims to understand the complex ways in which what we eat influences our brain, mood, and mental health. They are a team of world-class researchers from various backgrounds, studying the food-mood relationship at various levels, from microbiology to public health. Within the field of Nutritional Psychiatry, their research initiatives aim to identify nutrition-based approaches to preventing and treating mental disorders that may improve brain and mental health both in Australia and globally. The Food and Mood Centre team works to bring our research from our laboratory to you; we are an evidence-based resource, and aim provide top-quality Nutritional Psychiatry information for all.

 

Organisation

Country: Australia

International Society for Nutritional Psychiatry Research (ISNPR)

The International Society for Nutritional Psychiatry Research is a research organisation that aims to support scientifically rigorous research into nutritional approaches to the prevention and treatment of mental disorders and their comorbidities. It aims to grow the field of nutritional psychiatry research and facilitate Knowledge Translation (KT). The ISNPS:

• Supports the generation of high quality evidence for nutritional approaches to the prevention and treatment of mental disorders

• Shares knowledge and builds research collaborations

• Encourages a multi-disciplinary approach to nutritional psychiatry research

• Builds capacity in early career researchers by matching ECRs with mentors or qualified organisations in order to facilitate internships and study visits

• Builds partnerships with other disciplines and organisations with common aims

• Promotes events, special edition journal issues, and major updates within fields of related research

• Provides forums for open discussion of new research developments, methodologies, and ideas

• Holds meetings and events supporting the development of the field of nutritional psychiatry research

• Supports the translation of evidence into policy and clinical practice by acting as a resource for research evidence and consensus

• Builds partnerships with health bodies and relevant government organisations

 

Organisation

Mental Health and Nutrition Research Group - University of Canterbury

The Mental Health and Nutrition Research Group is a research group that aims to find nutritional interventions that are effective in treating psychiatric/psychological illness. At their lab, they independently test new, groundbreaking multinutrient formulae, probiotics and other natural, beneficial substances. They run studies on many different psychological disorders, including ADHD (in both adults and children), addictions, depression and stress. They use all kinds of different trial designs to test these products, including multiple baseline designs, open label, and the ‘gold standard’ of clinical testing, the randomised, placebo-controlled trial (RCT).

 

Organisation

Address: University of Canterbury Private Bag 4800 Christchurch 8140

Country: New Zealand

Email: psyc-speech-hear@canterbury.ac.nz

Taiwanese Society For Nutritional Psychiatry Research (TSNPR)

The Taiwanese Society For Nutritional Psychiatry Research (TSNPR) is a research organisation that promotes the foundation of Taiwan's promotion of nutritional spiritual research and translational medicine.

 

Organisation

Address: No. 2 Yude Road, North District, Taichung City, Department of Psychiatry, Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University

Country: Taiwan, Province of China

Postal Address: No.2 Yu-Der Rd., Taichung, 404

Email: info@tsnpr.org.tw