Felice N Jacka
Biographic Data
| ID | 5470525 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Felice N Jacka |
| GIVEN NAMES | Felice N |
| FAMILY NAME | Jacka |
| SIGNATURE | JACKA F N |
| AFFILIATIONS | Deakin University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9825-0328 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 19 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 19 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Identifying priority topics for interprofessional education on lifestyle interventions in mental healthcare: A modified Delphi study
People living with severe mental illness (SMI) experience significant physical health disparities, including higher rates of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and obesity, resulting in reduced life expectancy compared to the general population. Lifestyle interventions that include physical activity, dietary changes, and behaviour modification, are essential in addressing these health inequities. Mental health service providers play a critical rol…
Ultra-processed food exposure and adverse health outcomes: Umbrella review of epidemiological meta-analyses
Ultraprocessed food and chronic noncommunicable diseases: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of 43 observational studies
Targeting the perinatal diet to modulate the gut microbiota increases dietary variety and prebiotic and probiotic food intakes: Results from a randomised controlled trial
Objective: To evaluate the hypothesis that a perinatal educational dietary intervention focused on ‘eating for the gut microbiota’ improves diet quality of pregnant women pre- and postnatally. Design: The Healthy Parents, Healthy Kids study is a prospectively registered randomised controlled trial designed to evaluate the efficacy of a dietary intervention in altering the maternal and infant gut microbiota and improving perinatal diet quality. El…
A meta‐review of “lifestyle psychiatry”: The role of exercise, smoking, diet and sleep in the prevention and treatment of mental disorders
There is increasing academic and clinical interest in how “lifestyle factors” traditionally associated with physical health may also relate to mental health and psychological well‐being. In response, international and national health bodies are producing guidelines to address health behaviors in the prevention and treatment of mental illness. However, the current evidence for the causal role of lifestyle factors in the onset and prognosis of ment…
Authors’ Response
Firth, Joseph PhD; Marx, Wolfgang PhD; Carney, Rebekah PhD; Teasdale, Scott B. PhD; Solmi, Marco MD; Stubbs, Brendon PhD; Schuch, Felipe B. PhD; Carvalho, André F. MD; Jacka, Felice PhD; Sarris, Jerome PhD Author Information
Healthy dietary indices and risk of depressive outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies
With depression being the psychiatric disorder incurring the largest societal costs in developed countries, there is a need to gather evidence on the role of nutrition in depression, to help develop recommendations and guide future psychiatric health care. The aim of this systematic review was to synthesize the link between diet quality, measured using a range of predefined indices, and depressive outcomes. Medline, Embase and PsychInfo were sear…
Serum cholesterol, MTHFR methylation, and symptoms of depression in children
Depression is associated with dietary factors and epigenetics. Serum cholesterol, which is prone to dietary influences, has been linked to symptoms of depression. This relationship may be (in part) due to altered epigenetic regulation of Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase (MTHFR). MTHFR codes for the MTHFR enzyme, which has diverse metabolic functions, and has recently been linked individually with diet, serum cholesterol levels and depressive s…
Does Fruit and Vegetable Consumption During Adolescence Predict Adult Depression? A Longitudinal Study of US Adolescents
The relationship between better diet quality and decreased depression across the life span is consistent and compelling. Fruit and vegetable consumption has been of particular interest. The nutritional benefits from the consumption of fruits and vegetables may mitigate non-communicable diseases and promote brain and mental health. This study aimed to determine whether fruit and vegetable consumption during adolescence was associated with a reduce…
Economic evaluation of a dietary intervention for adults with major depression (the “SMILES” trial)
Australia and New Zealand Clinical Trials Register (ANZCTR): ACTRN12612000251820 . Registered on 29 February 2012
A randomised controlled trial of dietary improvement for adults with major depression (the ‘SMILES’ trial)
The possible therapeutic impact of dietary changes on existing mental illness is largely unknown. Using a randomised controlled trial design, we aimed to investigate the efficacy of a dietary improvement program for the treatment of major depressive episodes. ‘SMILES’ was a 12-week, parallel-group, single blind, randomised controlled trial of an adjunctive dietary intervention in the treatment of moderate to severe depression. The intervention co…
Antenatal dietary patterns and depressive symptoms during pregnancy and early post‐partum
Perinatal depression is a debilitating disorder experienced during pregnancy and/or the first year post-partum. Recently, maternal dietary intake during pregnancy has emerged as a possible area of intervention for the prevention of mental disorders in women and their offspring. However, the relationship between antenatal diet quality and perinatal depressive symptoms remains poorly understood. The current study explored the predictive role of ant…
Associations between fruit and vegetable consumption and depressive symptoms: Evidence from a national Canadian longitudinal survey
BACKGROUND: Several cross-sectional studies have demonstrated associations between diet quality, including fruit and vegetable consumption, and mental health. However, research examining these associations longitudinally, while accounting for related lifestyle factors (eg, smoking, physical activity) is scarce. METHODS: This study used data from the National Population Health Survey (NPHS), a large, national longitudinal survey of Canadians. The …
The impact of whole-of-diet interventions on depression and anxiety: A systematic review of randomised controlled trials
Objective Non-pharmacological approaches to the treatment of depression and anxiety are of increasing importance, with emerging evidence supporting a role for lifestyle factors in the development of these disorders. Observational evidence supports a relationship between habitual diet quality and depression. Less is known about the causative effects of diet on mental health outcomes. Therefore a systematic review was undertaken of randomised contr…
The association between diet quality and mental health during the perinatal period. A systematic review
Relationship Between Diet and Mental Health in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review
We systematically reviewed 12 epidemiological studies to determine whether an association exists between diet quality and patterns and mental health in children and adolescents; 9 explored the relationship using diet as the exposure, and 3 used mental health as the exposure. We found evidence of a significant, cross-sectional relationship between unhealthy dietary patterns and poorer mental health in children and adolescents. We observed a consis…
Associations between obesogenic risk and depressive symptomatology in Australian adolescents: A cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Depression and obesity are significant health concerns currently facing adolescents worldwide. This paper investigates the associations between obesity and related risk behaviours and depressive symptomatology in an Australian adolescent population. METHODS: Data from the Australian Capital Territory It's Your Move project, an Australian community-based intervention project were used. In 2012, 800 students (440 females, 360 males) age…
A Prospective Study of Diet Quality and Mental Health in Adolescents
OBJECTIVES: A number of cross-sectional and prospective studies have now been published demonstrating inverse relationships between diet quality and the common mental disorders in adults. However, there are no existing prospective studies of this association in adolescents, the onset period of most disorders, limiting inferences regarding possible causal relationships. METHODS: In this study, 3040 Australian adolescents, aged 11-18 years at basel…
The Association Between Habitual Diet Quality and the Common Mental Disorders in Community-Dwelling Adults: The Hordaland Health Study
OBJECTIVE: Recent evidence suggests a role for diet quality in the common mental disorders depression and anxiety. We aimed to investigate the association between diet quality, dietary patterns, and the common mental disorders in Norwegian adults. METHODS: This cross-sectional study included 5731 population-based men and women aged 46 to 49 and 70 to 74 years. Habitual diet was assessed using a validated food frequency questionnaire, and mental h…
Associations between fruit and vegetable consumption and depressive symptoms: Evidence from a national Canadian longitudinal survey
BACKGROUND: Several cross-sectional studies have demonstrated associations between diet quality, including fruit and vegetable consumption, and mental health. However, research examining these associations longitudinally, while accounting for related lifestyle factors (eg, smoking, physical activity) is scarce. METHODS: This study used data from the National Population Health Survey (NPHS), a large, national longitudinal survey of Canadians. The …
A Prospective Study of Diet Quality and Mental Health in Adolescents
OBJECTIVES: A number of cross-sectional and prospective studies have now been published demonstrating inverse relationships between diet quality and the common mental disorders in adults. However, there are no existing prospective studies of this association in adolescents, the onset period of most disorders, limiting inferences regarding possible causal relationships. METHODS: In this study, 3040 Australian adolescents, aged 11-18 years at basel…
The Association Between Habitual Diet Quality and the Common Mental Disorders in Community-Dwelling Adults: The Hordaland Health Study
OBJECTIVE: Recent evidence suggests a role for diet quality in the common mental disorders depression and anxiety. We aimed to investigate the association between diet quality, dietary patterns, and the common mental disorders in Norwegian adults. METHODS: This cross-sectional study included 5731 population-based men and women aged 46 to 49 and 70 to 74 years. Habitual diet was assessed using a validated food frequency questionnaire, and mental h…
Relationship Between Diet and Mental Health in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review
We systematically reviewed 12 epidemiological studies to determine whether an association exists between diet quality and patterns and mental health in children and adolescents; 9 explored the relationship using diet as the exposure, and 3 used mental health as the exposure. We found evidence of a significant, cross-sectional relationship between unhealthy dietary patterns and poorer mental health in children and adolescents. We observed a consis…
Associations between obesogenic risk and depressive symptomatology in Australian adolescents: A cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Depression and obesity are significant health concerns currently facing adolescents worldwide. This paper investigates the associations between obesity and related risk behaviours and depressive symptomatology in an Australian adolescent population. METHODS: Data from the Australian Capital Territory It's Your Move project, an Australian community-based intervention project were used. In 2012, 800 students (440 females, 360 males) age…
The impact of whole-of-diet interventions on depression and anxiety: A systematic review of randomised controlled trials
Objective Non-pharmacological approaches to the treatment of depression and anxiety are of increasing importance, with emerging evidence supporting a role for lifestyle factors in the development of these disorders. Observational evidence supports a relationship between habitual diet quality and depression. Less is known about the causative effects of diet on mental health outcomes. Therefore a systematic review was undertaken of randomised contr…
The association between diet quality and mental health during the perinatal period. A systematic review
Antenatal dietary patterns and depressive symptoms during pregnancy and early post‐partum
Perinatal depression is a debilitating disorder experienced during pregnancy and/or the first year post-partum. Recently, maternal dietary intake during pregnancy has emerged as a possible area of intervention for the prevention of mental disorders in women and their offspring. However, the relationship between antenatal diet quality and perinatal depressive symptoms remains poorly understood. The current study explored the predictive role of ant…
Associations between fruit and vegetable consumption and depressive symptoms: Evidence from a national Canadian longitudinal survey
BACKGROUND: Several cross-sectional studies have demonstrated associations between diet quality, including fruit and vegetable consumption, and mental health. However, research examining these associations longitudinally, while accounting for related lifestyle factors (eg, smoking, physical activity) is scarce. METHODS: This study used data from the National Population Health Survey (NPHS), a large, national longitudinal survey of Canadians. The …
A randomised controlled trial of dietary improvement for adults with major depression (the ‘SMILES’ trial)
The possible therapeutic impact of dietary changes on existing mental illness is largely unknown. Using a randomised controlled trial design, we aimed to investigate the efficacy of a dietary improvement program for the treatment of major depressive episodes. ‘SMILES’ was a 12-week, parallel-group, single blind, randomised controlled trial of an adjunctive dietary intervention in the treatment of moderate to severe depression. The intervention co…
Does Fruit and Vegetable Consumption During Adolescence Predict Adult Depression? A Longitudinal Study of US Adolescents
The relationship between better diet quality and decreased depression across the life span is consistent and compelling. Fruit and vegetable consumption has been of particular interest. The nutritional benefits from the consumption of fruits and vegetables may mitigate non-communicable diseases and promote brain and mental health. This study aimed to determine whether fruit and vegetable consumption during adolescence was associated with a reduce…
Economic evaluation of a dietary intervention for adults with major depression (the “SMILES” trial)
Australia and New Zealand Clinical Trials Register (ANZCTR): ACTRN12612000251820 . Registered on 29 February 2012
Healthy dietary indices and risk of depressive outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies
With depression being the psychiatric disorder incurring the largest societal costs in developed countries, there is a need to gather evidence on the role of nutrition in depression, to help develop recommendations and guide future psychiatric health care. The aim of this systematic review was to synthesize the link between diet quality, measured using a range of predefined indices, and depressive outcomes. Medline, Embase and PsychInfo were sear…
Serum cholesterol, MTHFR methylation, and symptoms of depression in children
Depression is associated with dietary factors and epigenetics. Serum cholesterol, which is prone to dietary influences, has been linked to symptoms of depression. This relationship may be (in part) due to altered epigenetic regulation of Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase (MTHFR). MTHFR codes for the MTHFR enzyme, which has diverse metabolic functions, and has recently been linked individually with diet, serum cholesterol levels and depressive s…
A meta‐review of “lifestyle psychiatry”: The role of exercise, smoking, diet and sleep in the prevention and treatment of mental disorders
There is increasing academic and clinical interest in how “lifestyle factors” traditionally associated with physical health may also relate to mental health and psychological well‐being. In response, international and national health bodies are producing guidelines to address health behaviors in the prevention and treatment of mental illness. However, the current evidence for the causal role of lifestyle factors in the onset and prognosis of ment…
Authors’ Response
Firth, Joseph PhD; Marx, Wolfgang PhD; Carney, Rebekah PhD; Teasdale, Scott B. PhD; Solmi, Marco MD; Stubbs, Brendon PhD; Schuch, Felipe B. PhD; Carvalho, André F. MD; Jacka, Felice PhD; Sarris, Jerome PhD Author Information
Ultraprocessed food and chronic noncommunicable diseases: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of 43 observational studies
Targeting the perinatal diet to modulate the gut microbiota increases dietary variety and prebiotic and probiotic food intakes: Results from a randomised controlled trial
Objective: To evaluate the hypothesis that a perinatal educational dietary intervention focused on ‘eating for the gut microbiota’ improves diet quality of pregnant women pre- and postnatally. Design: The Healthy Parents, Healthy Kids study is a prospectively registered randomised controlled trial designed to evaluate the efficacy of a dietary intervention in altering the maternal and infant gut microbiota and improving perinatal diet quality. El…
Ultra-processed food exposure and adverse health outcomes: Umbrella review of epidemiological meta-analyses
Identifying priority topics for interprofessional education on lifestyle interventions in mental healthcare: A modified Delphi study
People living with severe mental illness (SMI) experience significant physical health disparities, including higher rates of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and obesity, resulting in reduced life expectancy compared to the general population. Lifestyle interventions that include physical activity, dietary changes, and behaviour modification, are essential in addressing these health inequities. Mental health service providers play a critical rol…
Medicine (12 works) · Nutritional Studies and Diet (7 works) · Psychiatry (7 works) · Eating Disorders and Behaviors (6 works) · Environmental health (5 works) · Internal Medicine (5 works) · Internal Medicine (5 works) · Anxiety (4 works) · Demography (4 works) · Depression (economics (4 works)