Influence and Selection of Probiotics on Depressive Disorders in Occupational Health: Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT: Depressive disorders have a major impact on occupational health and are costly to the economy and the healthcare system. Probiotics are live, non-pathogenic micro-organisms that, when ingested in adequate amounts, can colonize the intestinal tract and confer health benefits on the patient. In recent years, numerous studies have described the potential usefulness of certain probiotic strains in the treatment and prevention of depressive disorders, with differing results. In order to evaluate the possible efficacy and safety of these microorganisms in preventing or ameliorating these disorders, we systematically searched the bibliographic databases MEDLINE (via Pubmed), EMBASE, the Cochrane library, Scopus and Web of science, using the descriptors "Occupational health", "Probiotics", "Depres

SUBMITTER: Pico-Monllor JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10459799 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature