What is the role of dietary inflammation in severe mental illness? A review of observational and experimental findings

For this 2020 article, Johnstone et al. found randomized controlled trials where people with psychiatric symptoms took part in multinutrient interventions. A systematic search identified 16 trials with participants suffering from depression, post-disaster stress, antisocial behavior, behavioral deficits in dementia, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, or autism. Only the studies using subjects with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) were selected […]

In this review, Gondalia et al. (2019) discuss various comorbid conditions linked with bipolar disorder — such as inflammation, irritable bowel disease, and antibiotic induced mania — which indicate possible involvement of the gut microbiota. Although there is a clear interaction between psychiatry and gastrointestinal health, it has not been well researched thus far. The […]