Probiotic supplementation can positively affect anxiety and depressive symptoms: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials

Nutrition Research

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 889-898

  Pirbaglou, Meysam ^a   Katz, Joel ^a   de Souza, Russell J ^b   Stearns, Jennifer C ^b   Motamed, Mehras ^a   Ritvo, Paul ^a,c  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Depression; Mental health; Probiotic supplementation; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ANXIETY; BRAIN; DEPRESSION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE MARKER; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMAN; INTESTINE FLORA; MENTAL HEALTH; METAGENOMICS; MOOD; NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; STRESS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; AFFECT; ANIMAL; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT;

AFFECT; ANIMALS; ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; GASTROINTESTINAL MICROBIOME; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; PROBIOTICS;

EID: 84981200539     PISSN: 02715317     EISSN: 18790739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nutres.2016.06.009     Document Type: Review

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