Systematic review of evidence to support the theory of psychobiotics

Romijn, Amy; Rucklidge, Julia J.

doi:10.1093/nutrit/nuv025

Journal article 901 views

Systematic review of evidence to support the theory of psychobiotics

Amy Romijn

, Julia J. Rucklidge

Nutrition Reviews, Volume: 73, Issue: 10, Pages: 675 - 693

Swansea University Author: Amy Romijn

Full text not available from this repository: check for access using links below.

Check full text

DOI (Published version): 10.1093/nutrit/nuv025

Abstract

Context: The theory that supplemented probiotic bacteria could affect psychological outcomes has recently been outlined in narrative reviews; to date, however, this area of research has not been systematically reviewed. Objective: The objective of this review is to compare the effects of probiotics...

Full description

Published in:	Nutrition Reviews
ISSN:	0029-6643 1753-4887
Published:	2015
Online Access:	Check full text
URI:	https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa40735
Tags:	Add Tag No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!

first_indexed	2018-06-18T13:33:30Z
last_indexed	2018-11-12T20:15:38Z
id	cronfa40735
recordtype	SURis
fullrecord	<?xml version="1.0"?><rfc1807><datestamp>2018-11-12T16:10:48.6467748</datestamp><bib-version>v2</bib-version><id>40735</id><entry>2018-06-18</entry><title>Systematic review of evidence to support the theory of psychobiotics</title><swanseaauthors><author><sid>e360b00b12b720c52e38c94a539e6555</sid><ORCID>0000-0001-5014-1539</ORCID><firstname>Amy</firstname><surname>Romijn</surname><name>Amy Romijn</name><active>true</active><ethesisStudent>false</ethesisStudent></author></swanseaauthors><date>2018-06-18</date><deptcode>HPS</deptcode><abstract>Context: The theory that supplemented probiotic bacteria could affect psychological outcomes has recently been outlined in narrative reviews; to date, however, this area of research has not been systematically reviewed. Objective: The objective of this review is to compare the effects of probiotics with those of placebo on psychological outcomes and symptoms of psychiatric disorders. Data Sources: The Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, MEDLINE, Embase, PubMed, PsycINFO, and PsycARTICLES databases were searched electronically for studies published up to July 17, 2014. Reference lists of relevant articles were searched manually. Study Selection: Only double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled human trials that used a standardized, validated scale to assess the effects of probiotic interventions compared with placebo on psychological outcomes or symptoms of psychiatric disorders were included. Data Extraction: Two researchers independently assessed trials and evaluated them for methodological quality. Data were extracted from the included studies using a data extraction form. Data Analysis: Ten trials met the inclusion criteria. Overall, there is very limited evidence for the efficacy of probiotic interventions in psychological outcomes. The evidence base is incomplete and lacks applicability. Conclusions: More trials are necessary before any inferences can be made about the efficacy of probiotics in mental health applications.</abstract><type>Journal Article</type><journal>Nutrition Reviews</journal><volume>73</volume><journalNumber>10</journalNumber><paginationStart>675</paginationStart><paginationEnd>693</paginationEnd><publisher/><issnPrint>0029-6643</issnPrint><issnElectronic>1753-4887</issnElectronic><keywords>gut microbiota, inflammation, probiotics, psychobiotics, psychological outcomes.</keywords><publishedDay>30</publishedDay><publishedMonth>9</publishedMonth><publishedYear>2015</publishedYear><publishedDate>2015-09-30</publishedDate><doi>10.1093/nutrit/nuv025</doi><url/><notes/><college>COLLEGE NANME</college><department>Psychology</department><CollegeCode>COLLEGE CODE</CollegeCode><DepartmentCode>HPS</DepartmentCode><institution>Swansea University</institution><apcterm/><lastEdited>2018-11-12T16:10:48.6467748</lastEdited><Created>2018-06-18T12:11:24.5848264</Created><path><level id="1">Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences</level><level id="2">School of Psychology</level></path><authors><author><firstname>Amy</firstname><surname>Romijn</surname><orcid>0000-0001-5014-1539</orcid><order>1</order></author><author><firstname>Julia J.</firstname><surname>Rucklidge</surname><order>2</order></author></authors><documents/><OutputDurs/></rfc1807>
spelling	2018-11-12T16:10:48.6467748 v2 40735 2018-06-18 Systematic review of evidence to support the theory of psychobiotics e360b00b12b720c52e38c94a539e6555 0000-0001-5014-1539 Amy Romijn Amy Romijn true false 2018-06-18 HPS Context: The theory that supplemented probiotic bacteria could affect psychological outcomes has recently been outlined in narrative reviews; to date, however, this area of research has not been systematically reviewed. Objective: The objective of this review is to compare the effects of probiotics with those of placebo on psychological outcomes and symptoms of psychiatric disorders. Data Sources: The Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, MEDLINE, Embase, PubMed, PsycINFO, and PsycARTICLES databases were searched electronically for studies published up to July 17, 2014. Reference lists of relevant articles were searched manually. Study Selection: Only double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled human trials that used a standardized, validated scale to assess the effects of probiotic interventions compared with placebo on psychological outcomes or symptoms of psychiatric disorders were included. Data Extraction: Two researchers independently assessed trials and evaluated them for methodological quality. Data were extracted from the included studies using a data extraction form. Data Analysis: Ten trials met the inclusion criteria. Overall, there is very limited evidence for the efficacy of probiotic interventions in psychological outcomes. The evidence base is incomplete and lacks applicability. Conclusions: More trials are necessary before any inferences can be made about the efficacy of probiotics in mental health applications. Journal Article Nutrition Reviews 73 10 675 693 0029-6643 1753-4887 gut microbiota, inflammation, probiotics, psychobiotics, psychological outcomes. 30 9 2015 2015-09-30 10.1093/nutrit/nuv025 COLLEGE NANME Psychology COLLEGE CODE HPS Swansea University 2018-11-12T16:10:48.6467748 2018-06-18T12:11:24.5848264 Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences School of Psychology Amy Romijn 0000-0001-5014-1539 1 Julia J. Rucklidge 2
title	Systematic review of evidence to support the theory of psychobiotics
spellingShingle	Systematic review of evidence to support the theory of psychobiotics Amy Romijn
title_short	Systematic review of evidence to support the theory of psychobiotics
title_full	Systematic review of evidence to support the theory of psychobiotics
title_fullStr	Systematic review of evidence to support the theory of psychobiotics
title_full_unstemmed	Systematic review of evidence to support the theory of psychobiotics
title_sort	Systematic review of evidence to support the theory of psychobiotics
author_id_str_mv	e360b00b12b720c52e38c94a539e6555
author_id_fullname_str_mv	e360b00b12b720c52e38c94a539e6555_***_Amy Romijn
author	Amy Romijn
author2	Amy Romijn Julia J. Rucklidge
format	Journal article
container_title	Nutrition Reviews
container_volume	73
container_issue	10
container_start_page	675
publishDate	2015
institution	Swansea University
issn	0029-6643 1753-4887
doi_str_mv	10.1093/nutrit/nuv025
college_str	Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences
hierarchytype
hierarchy_top_id	facultyofmedicinehealthandlifesciences
hierarchy_top_title	Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences
hierarchy_parent_id	facultyofmedicinehealthandlifesciences
hierarchy_parent_title	Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences
department_str	School of Psychology{{{_:::_}}}Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences{{{_:::_}}}School of Psychology
document_store_str	0
active_str	0
description	Context: The theory that supplemented probiotic bacteria could affect psychological outcomes has recently been outlined in narrative reviews; to date, however, this area of research has not been systematically reviewed. Objective: The objective of this review is to compare the effects of probiotics with those of placebo on psychological outcomes and symptoms of psychiatric disorders. Data Sources: The Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, MEDLINE, Embase, PubMed, PsycINFO, and PsycARTICLES databases were searched electronically for studies published up to July 17, 2014. Reference lists of relevant articles were searched manually. Study Selection: Only double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled human trials that used a standardized, validated scale to assess the effects of probiotic interventions compared with placebo on psychological outcomes or symptoms of psychiatric disorders were included. Data Extraction: Two researchers independently assessed trials and evaluated them for methodological quality. Data were extracted from the included studies using a data extraction form. Data Analysis: Ten trials met the inclusion criteria. Overall, there is very limited evidence for the efficacy of probiotic interventions in psychological outcomes. The evidence base is incomplete and lacks applicability. Conclusions: More trials are necessary before any inferences can be made about the efficacy of probiotics in mental health applications.
published_date	2015-09-30T03:51:51Z
_version_	1763752554432299008
score	11.01306

Systematic review of evidence to support the theory of psychobiotics

Similar Items