Guest Lecture on Role of diet in mental health

The Department of Clinical Psychology , IIS (Deemed to be University) Jaipur, organised a Guest Lecture on Role of diet in mental health on February 20^th , 2024 in the F102 for the trainees of Professional Diploma in Clinical Psychology (PDCP)  RCI approved course (2023-24). The speaker for the guest lecture was Ms Geeta Khanwani who is a Dietician.

Ms Khanwani started off her session by highlighting the importance of diet among men and women. In her session, the speaker talked about the importance of balanced diet, crucial nutrients and elements. She also enlightens the trainees about the different nutrients deficiency in context to different mental illness.  

In this, she informed how the treatment is conducted while keeping a check on the diet and what all precautions are supposed to be taken. She also talked about some of the most common nutrients which are supposed to be taken for better management.

By the end of the session, the speaker clarified all the major doubts regarding diet and mental illness. Participants raised several considerable questions which she answered thoroughly. It was a very interesting session wherein the audience got such a delightful opportunity to hear Ms Geeta keeping her views on Role of diet in mental health.