Impact of DHA/EPA and Other Nutrients on Development: From Perinatal to Menopause

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to invite contributions of original research or reviews to extend our understanding of the role of nutrients, physical exercise and lifestyle for the treatment of gender-related major mental illnesses.

Anxiety, depression and psychoses are major mental disorders that currently affect hundreds of millions of people worldwide and affect women across their entire lifespan, particularly in relation to major depression and general anxiety disorder. In addition to the various available psychotropic drugs, current potential adjunctive treatment for these disabling illnesses includes novel therapeutic strategies, such as nutritional supplements, physical exercise and lifestyle adjustment.

This Special Issue will highlight recent research on the role of specific nutrients, such as the n-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids, as well as physical exercise and lifestyle, as coadjuvant therapies for women experiencing episodes of anxiety, depressive or psychotic episodes in their life span, in particular during “windows of vulnerability”, i.e., when exposed to intense hormone fluctuations, such as the peripartum period or the menopause transition.

Evidence concerning the health benefits of DHA and EPA and multisystemic approaches and their preventive effect on mental disorders, and all the related disabling symptoms, is growing.

We invite you to submit your research covering these important topics. Submissions of original papers, reviews or meta-analyses on humans are particularly welcome.

Dr. Paolo Brambilla
Guest Editor

Prof. Dr. Carlo Agostoni
Dr. Alessandra Mazzocchi
Co-Guest Editors

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