Several nutrition, food and dietary compounds have been suggested to be involved in the
onset and maintenance of depressive disorders and in the severity of depressive symptoms. …

A promising new treatment approach for major depressive disorder (MDD) targets the
microbiota-gut-brain (MGB) axis, which is linked to physiological and behavioral functions affected …

Depression is a debilitating disorder, and at least one third of patients do not respond to
therapy. Associations between gut microbiota and depression have been observed in recent …

Background Physical inactivity is a key contributor to the global burden of disease and
disproportionately impacts the wellbeing of people experiencing mental illness. Increases in …

Shopping is, and has long been, an important part of everyday life. It can easily take on the
characteristics and symptoms of a behavioral addiction, such as preoccupation, mental …

Background: In major depressive disorder (MDD), cognitive dysfunctions strongly contribute
to functional impairments but are barely addressed in current therapies. Novel treatment …

Background Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a widespread and burdensome psychiatric
issue. Physical activity counselling may increase lifestyle physical activity and …

Background Probiotics are suggested to improve depressive symptoms via the microbiota-gut-brain
axis. We have recently shown a beneficial clinical effect of probiotic supplementation …

Anhedonia has been associated with abnormal reward-related striatal dopamine functioning
in patients with different psychiatric disorders. Here, we tested whether anhedonia …

Background The physical activity counseling for in-patients with major depression (PACINPAT)
randomized controlled trial was launched to tackle physical inactivity for in-patients with …