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Probiotics for patients with psychotic and/or bipolar disorder

Purpose of the study

To examine the effect of probiotics on symptom severity, cognition, stomach- and intenstine complaints, inflammatory markers, permeability of the intestines, and the microbiome

Researchers

  • prof. dr. Iris Sommer
  • dr. Benno Haarman
  • Jenny Borkent, MSc
  • Magda Ioannou, MSc

Date

2019-05-31
  - 2022-03-31

Participants

Schizophrenia and bipolar disorder patients.

Publications

Metabolic phenotyping reveals a potential link between elevated faecal amino acids, diet and symptom severity in individuals with severe mental illness