The gut microbiome: Potential innovations for the understanding and treatment of psychopathology

Canadian Psychology

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 67-75

  Nowakowski, Matilda E ^a   McCabe, Randi ^a   Rowa, Karen ^a   Pellizzari, Joe ^a   Surette, Michael ^b   Moayyedi, Paul ^b   Anglin, Rebecca ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gut microbiome; Microbiota gut brain axis; Psychopathology

Indexed keywords

EID: 85000786080     PISSN: 07085591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/cap0000038     Document Type: Article

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