Psychiatrist says most in field deny diet plays role in mental illness

What was said

"If you talk to most psychiatrists or neuroscientists and ask them, does diet play a role in mental health? Most of them will say probably not, that the brain is just a really complicated organ and there's no way that what we eat, nutrition, would play a role in something like ADHD or even depression, and certainly not something like bipolar disorder or schizophrenia."

Dr. Chris Palmer, a Harvard psychiatrist, told a Senate roundtable that most psychiatrists dismiss the role of diet in mental illness, despite mounting evidence linking metabolic dysfunction to conditions like schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. He argues this blind spot is leaving patients without effective treatments and that nutrition is foundational to brain health.