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Fu E, Farland G, Cohen D, Gerstler C, Margolies P, Pope L, Rotter M, Compton MT. A Group-Based, Six-Lesson Healthy Eating Curriculum for Individuals With Serious Mental Illnesses: Development and Implementation. Community Ment Health J 2024:10.1007/s10597-024-01291-6. [PMID: 38865032 DOI: 10.1007/s10597-024-01291-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2023] [Accepted: 05/10/2024] [Indexed: 06/13/2024]
Abstract
As part of an intervention tailored to individuals with serious mental illnesses in residential settings that aimed to increase dietary intake of fresh vegetables and fruits, we developed and implemented a nutrition and cooking curriculum. To develop the curriculum, we assembled a Workgroup that consisted of professionals from multiple fields. The Workgroup held weekly discussions before drafting what would become the Workbook. Residential staff at partnering housing agencies taught the curriculum to residents. The curriculum Workbook contains six lessons, which are organized around two field trips to a mobile farmers market and a grocery store, and four cooking methods. The Workbook also includes instructions on using FreshConnect Checks at mobile farmers markets. The new curriculum distinguishes itself from other nutrition and culinary literacy curricula in that it delivers knowledge about fresh produce and skills in preparing fruits and vegetables in a way that is tailored to individuals with serious mental illnesses.
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Affiliation(s)
- En Fu
- Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, 722 W. 168th Street, Room R249, New York, NY, 10032, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, 722 W. 168th Street, Room R249, New York, NY, 10032, USA
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- New York, State Office of Mental Health, Albany, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, 722 W. 168th Street, Room R249, New York, NY, 10032, USA
- New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, 722 W. 168th Street, Room R249, New York, NY, 10032, USA
- New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY, USA
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- New York, State Office of Mental Health, Albany, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, 722 W. 168th Street, Room R249, New York, NY, 10032, USA
- New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY, USA
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Knopes J, Guidry-Grimes L. Reframing Mental Health Ethics. Community Ment Health J 2024; 60:208-214. [PMID: 37787887 DOI: 10.1007/s10597-023-01189-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2023] [Accepted: 09/07/2023] [Indexed: 10/04/2023]
Abstract
Mental health ethics has been classically focused on ethical concepts and problems in clinical mental health spaces. Psychiatric and psychotherapeutic ethics are main threads of analysis in this subfield of bioethics. However, ethical issues emerge around mental health and illness both within and beyond clinical settings. In particular, ethical quandaries arise in employment, education, family caregiving, and incarceration of people with mental health conditions outside of the clinical setting. Likewise, ethics are an important consideration within alternative care systems where mentally ill people seek support beyond biomedicine, psychotherapy, and case management. In this article, we argue that our understanding of "mental health ethics" should expand to be more inclusive of value questions and conflicts that arise in all areas of the lives of people with mental health conditions, rather than focusing more narrowly on how clinical practitioners and researchers should best respond to ethical quandaries in the delivery of mental healthcare. Community mental health is an ideal space in which to think about such ethical issues, as scholars and practitioners in the field strive to meet not only medical needs but the broader social needs of people with mental health conditions. We begin by providing an overview of psychiatric and psychotherapeutic ethics, and then describe broader applications of ethics in the lives of people experiencing mental illness. We encourage community mental health practitioners and researchers to reconceptualize disciplinary boundaries to consider the vast scope of ethical issues related to mental health in and out of the clinic.
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- Julia Knopes
- Department of Bioethics, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Sears Tower TA200, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA.
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Brostow DP, Donovan M, Penzenik M, Stamper CE, Spark T, Lowry CA, Ishaq SL, Hoisington AJ, Brenner LA. Food desert residence has limited impact on veteran fecal microbiome composition: a U.S. Veteran Microbiome Project study. mSystems 2023; 8:e0071723. [PMID: 37874170 PMCID: PMC10734509 DOI: 10.1128/msystems.00717-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2023] [Accepted: 09/11/2023] [Indexed: 10/25/2023] Open
Abstract
IMPORTANCE Social and economic inequities can have a profound impact on human health. The inequities could result in alterations to the gut microbiome, an important factor that may have profound abilities to alter health outcomes. Moreover, the strong correlations between social and economic inequities have been long understood. However, to date, limited research regarding the microbiome and mental health within the context of socioeconomic inequities exists. One particular inequity that may influence both mental health and the gut microbiome is living in a food desert. Persons living in food deserts may lack access to sufficient and/or nutritious food and often experience other inequities, such as increased exposure to air pollution and poor access to healthcare. Together, these factors may confer a unique risk for microbial perturbation. Indeed, external factors beyond a food desert might compound over time to have a lasting effect on an individual's gut microbiome. Therefore, adoption of a life-course approach is expected to increase the ecological validity of research related to social inequities, the gut microbiome, and physical and mental health.
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- Diana P. Brostow
- VA Rocky Mountain Mental Illness Research Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC), Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center (RMRVAMC), Aurora, Colorado, USA
- Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
- Military and Veteran Microbiome Consortium for Research and Education, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- VA Rocky Mountain Mental Illness Research Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC), Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center (RMRVAMC), Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- VA Rocky Mountain Mental Illness Research Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC), Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center (RMRVAMC), Aurora, Colorado, USA
- Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- VA Rocky Mountain Mental Illness Research Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC), Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center (RMRVAMC), Aurora, Colorado, USA
- Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
- Military and Veteran Microbiome Consortium for Research and Education, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- VA Rocky Mountain Mental Illness Research Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC), Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center (RMRVAMC), Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- VA Rocky Mountain Mental Illness Research Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC), Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center (RMRVAMC), Aurora, Colorado, USA
- Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
- Military and Veteran Microbiome Consortium for Research and Education, Aurora, Colorado, USA
- Department of Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, USA
- Center for Neuroscience and Center for Microbial Exploration, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, USA
- Center for Neuroscience, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- School of Food and Agriculture, University of Maine, Orono, Maine, USA
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- VA Rocky Mountain Mental Illness Research Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC), Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center (RMRVAMC), Aurora, Colorado, USA
- Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
- Military and Veteran Microbiome Consortium for Research and Education, Aurora, Colorado, USA
- Center for Neuroscience, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
- Department of Systems Engineering & Management, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, Ohio, USA
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- VA Rocky Mountain Mental Illness Research Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC), Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center (RMRVAMC), Aurora, Colorado, USA
- Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
- Military and Veteran Microbiome Consortium for Research and Education, Aurora, Colorado, USA
- Department of Neurology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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Compton MT. Food and Nutrition Insecurity: A Social Determinant Hungry for Attention by Mental Health Professionals. Psychiatr Serv 2023; 74:1303-1306. [PMID: 37221887 DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.20220511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Food and nutrition security-healthy food being available and households being able to access and use it-is necessary for mental and overall health but is a neglected social determinant of mental health. Mental health professionals should address food and nutrition insecurity by weighing in on federal and state legislation and policies related to food and nutrition; promoting food banks and pantries, "food is medicine" initiatives, and programs offering better opportunities to afford and access whole foods and fresh produce; and addressing food and nutrition insecurity at the individual level in the clinical setting through screening, assessment, treatment, and follow-up.
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- Michael T Compton
- New York State Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York City
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Compton MT, Cohen DE, Farland G, En Fu, Gerstler C, Pope LG, Rotter M. Improving Nutrition Security for Individuals With Serious Mental Illnesses: A Partnership of Public and Nonprofit Agencies. Psychiatr Serv 2023; 74:1092-1095. [PMID: 36916058 DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.20220436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/16/2023]
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In conjunction with multiple partners (state agencies, nonprofits, a university, and key stakeholders and content experts), the authors are implementing and evaluating an intervention intended to enable individuals with serious mental illnesses living in community residences (i.e., group homes) and supportive housing apartments to-with support from residential staff-access, purchase, prepare, and enjoy healthy, local produce. The three-component intervention makes fresh produce more accessible; improves its affordability; and conveys knowledge and skills related to purchasing, preparing, and eating healthy foods, especially vegetables. The intervention is being evaluated in preparation for possible larger-scale implementation and potential dissemination to other populations experiencing nutrition insecurity.
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- Michael T Compton
- Department of Psychiatry, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons (Compton, Fu, Pope), and Mailman School of Public Health (Farland), Columbia University, New York City; New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York City (Compton, Pope); New York State Office of Mental Health, Albany (Cohen, Gerstler, Rotter)
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- Department of Psychiatry, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons (Compton, Fu, Pope), and Mailman School of Public Health (Farland), Columbia University, New York City; New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York City (Compton, Pope); New York State Office of Mental Health, Albany (Cohen, Gerstler, Rotter)
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- Department of Psychiatry, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons (Compton, Fu, Pope), and Mailman School of Public Health (Farland), Columbia University, New York City; New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York City (Compton, Pope); New York State Office of Mental Health, Albany (Cohen, Gerstler, Rotter)
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- Department of Psychiatry, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons (Compton, Fu, Pope), and Mailman School of Public Health (Farland), Columbia University, New York City; New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York City (Compton, Pope); New York State Office of Mental Health, Albany (Cohen, Gerstler, Rotter)
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- Department of Psychiatry, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons (Compton, Fu, Pope), and Mailman School of Public Health (Farland), Columbia University, New York City; New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York City (Compton, Pope); New York State Office of Mental Health, Albany (Cohen, Gerstler, Rotter)
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- Department of Psychiatry, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons (Compton, Fu, Pope), and Mailman School of Public Health (Farland), Columbia University, New York City; New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York City (Compton, Pope); New York State Office of Mental Health, Albany (Cohen, Gerstler, Rotter)
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- Department of Psychiatry, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons (Compton, Fu, Pope), and Mailman School of Public Health (Farland), Columbia University, New York City; New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York City (Compton, Pope); New York State Office of Mental Health, Albany (Cohen, Gerstler, Rotter)
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Qasrawi R, Hoteit M, Tayyem R, Bookari K, Al Sabbah H, Kamel I, Dashti S, Allehdan S, Bawadi H, Waly M, Ibrahim MO, Polo SV, Al-Halawa DA. Machine learning techniques for the identification of risk factors associated with food insecurity among adults in Arab countries during the COVID-19 pandemic. BMC Public Health 2023; 23:1805. [PMID: 37716999 PMCID: PMC10505318 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-023-16694-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2023] [Accepted: 09/01/2023] [Indexed: 09/18/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND A direct consequence of global warming, and strongly correlated with poor physical and mental health, food insecurity is a rising global concern associated with low dietary intake. The Coronavirus pandemic has further aggravated food insecurity among vulnerable communities, and thus has sparked the global conversation of equal food access, food distribution, and improvement of food support programs. This research was designed to identify the key features associated with food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic using Machine learning techniques. Seven machine learning algorithms were used in the model, which used a dataset of 32 features. The model was designed to predict food insecurity across ten Arab countries in the Gulf and Mediterranean regions. A total of 13,443 participants were extracted from the international Corona Cooking Survey conducted by 38 different countries during the COVID -19 pandemic. RESULTS The findings indicate that Jordanian, Palestinian, Lebanese, and Saudi Arabian respondents reported the highest rates of food insecurity in the region (15.4%, 13.7%, 13.7% and 11.3% respectively). On the other hand, Oman and Bahrain reported the lowest rates (5.4% and 5.5% respectively). Our model obtained accuracy levels of 70%-82% in all algorithms. Gradient Boosting and Random Forest techniques had the highest performance levels in predicting food insecurity (82% and 80% respectively). Place of residence, age, financial instability, difficulties in accessing food, and depression were found to be the most relevant features associated with food insecurity. CONCLUSIONS The ML algorithms seem to be an effective method in early detection and prediction of food insecurity and can profoundly aid policymaking. The integration of ML approaches in public health strategies could potentially improve the development of targeted and effective interventions to combat food insecurity in these regions and globally.
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- Radwan Qasrawi
- Department of Computer Science, Al-Quds University, Jerusalem, Palestine.
- Department of Computer Engineering, Istinye University, Istanbul, 34010, Turkey.
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- Faculty of Public Health, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon
- PHENOL Research Group (Public Health Nutrition Program Lebanon), Faculty of Public Health, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon
- Lebanese University Nutrition Surveillance Center (LUNSC), Lebanese Food Drugs and Chemical Administrations, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Department of Human Nutrition, College of Health Sciences, QU-Health, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar
- Department of Nutrition and Food Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Jordan, Amman, 11942, Jordan
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- National Nutrition Committee, Saudi Food and Drug Authority, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Clinical Nutrition, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Taibah University, Madinah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Health Sciences, College of Natural and Health Sciences, Zayed University, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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- Public Authority for Applied Education and Training, Kuwait City, Kuwait
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- Department of Biology, College of Science, University of Bahrain, Zallaq, Bahrain
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- Department of Human Nutrition, College of Health Sciences, QU-Health, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar
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- Food Science and Nutrition Department, College of Agricultural and Marine Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, Mu'tah University, Karak, Jordan
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- Department of Faculty of Medicine, Al Quds University, Jerusalem, Palestine.
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Compton MT, Zern A, Langlois S, Ashekun O. Associations Between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Tobacco, Alcohol, and Drug Use Among Individuals with Serious Mental Illnesses in Public-Sector Treatment Settings. Community Ment Health J 2023; 59:363-369. [PMID: 35976478 DOI: 10.1007/s10597-022-01014-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2022] [Accepted: 07/29/2022] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
Abstract
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) increase risk of substance use disorders (SUDs). Little research has focused on individuals with serious mental illnesses (SMI), despite their high prevalence of both ACEs and SUDs. We combined two datasets from prior studies (n = 299 and n = 240, total n = 539) that measured ACEs and made research diagnoses for SUDs. When controlling for other variables-age, gender, race, diagnostic category (psychotic disorder versus mood disorder), and study site (Washington, DC-area versus southeast Georgia)- in logistic regression models, ACE score was associated with tobacco use, presence of any SUD, alcohol use disorder, cannabis use disorder, and cocaine use disorder. Each one-unit increase in the ACE score increased the odds of SUD-related outcomes by 9-18%. Clinicians, program planners, and researchers should be aware of the powerful and long-lasting impact of ACEs, and the need for thorough screening and assessment of both SUDs and ACEs among patients with SMI.
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Affiliation(s)
- Michael T Compton
- New York State Psychiatric Institute, 722 W. 168th Street, Room R249, 10032, New York, NY, USA. .,Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, USA.
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- Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, USA
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