h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Just a small point:

Not many psychiatrists take into account the role of nutrition in mental health - shame you didn't mention it in your entry (I suppose it'd come under the biological category)...if you are interested in this, I'll go into it further.

On a personal note, I am pleased to say I was discharged from 7 years of psychiatric treatment several months ago and I think attention to nutrition has been a key factor in this, combined with Art therapy (another treatment you neglected to mention! )and medication.

Hi Candi, I'm pleased to hear that you've been discharged and that you're healthy now I'm sorry I didn't mention nutrition or art therapy. I was just trying to outline the different explanations for why mental illnesses occur, and how treatments are derived from the explanations - rather than every possible treatment for every illness.

Ooh and are you a vegan at the moment? I'm considering switching to veganism myself actually... but just not really got the time to cook that much....

Yes I am a vegan! I went vegan in February and have never felt better. I must admit to being a very health concious vegan though - I wouldn't recommend any vegan diet that wasn't properly thought out.

But if you are seriously interested I would be delighted to give you web links and/or advice about it - I am an avid but critical reader of literature on the subject...

If you want to email me instead of talking here, my email address is on my personal space.