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This reference book discusses the role of nutrition in obsessive-compulsive disorders (OCD). It covers the investigational therapies in OCD, use of animal models, and biomarkers for better diagnosis, monitoring, and possible therapeutic options with nutrients for patients with OCD. This book highlights the role of probiotics, amino acids, vitamins, micronutrients, and salts in the management of OCD. It includes such topics as applications of computational modeling and nano-biotechnology in OCD, the effects of environmental pollutants, and the regulation of antidepressants in OCD. KEY FEATURES Covers emerging therapeutic and nutritional approaches for the treatment and management of OCD Reviews the role of various micronutrients in OCD Discusses the prenatal genetic diagnosis and application of computational modelling in OCD Includes the nutritional and dietary roles in such neuropsychiatric disorders as depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) Explores the application of nano-biotechnology in OCD This book is meant for researchers and professionals in the field of nutritional neuroscience and psychology

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Dr Senthilkumar Rajagopal is an Associate Professor and Ramalingaswami Re-entry fellow of the Department of Biotechnology, REVA University, Bangalore, India. Prof M. Mohamed Essa is a Professor of Nutrition at Sultan Qaboos University, Oman. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Nutrition, Pharmacology, and Neurological Diseases. Dr Saravanan Ramachandran is an Associate Professor of Marine Pharmacology at the Chettinad Academy of Research and Education in Kelabmakkam, Tamil Nadu, India. Dr S. Geethalakshmi is an Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Biotechnology, Sree Narayana Guru College, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. She has 15 years of teaching and research experience. Dr Hanan Fahad Alharibi is working as an Assistant Professor and Dean for undergraduate studies in Prince Noura University, Saudi Arabia. She has eight years of teaching and research experience. Her research interest is in Pediatric nursing and mental health.

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