The intestinal microbiota as a predictor for antidepressant treatment outcome in geriatric depression: a prospective pilot study.

S Melanie LeeTien S DongBeatrix KrausePrabha SiddarthMichaela M MililloVenu LagishettyTanya DattaYesenia Aguilar-FaustinoJonathan P JacobsHelen Lavretsky

Published in: International psychogeriatrics (2021)

This is the first study demonstrating fecal microbiota as a potential predictor of treatment response in geriatric depression. Our findings need to be confirmed in larger prospective studies.

Keyphrases

depressive symptoms
sleep quality
hip fracture
major depressive disorder
physical activity
case control
risk assessment