Study Context
The SMILES trial is the first randomized controlled trial to test dietary improvement as a treatment for clinical depression.
Lead Author and Institution
Prof. Felice Jacka
Deakin University - Food & Mood Centre
Main Results
- 32% of subjects in the dietary intervention group achieved complete clinical remission of depression, compared to 8% in the control group.
Application in Deuswell
Deuswell's "Optimization" module includes nutritional psychiatry components that map the microbiota-gut-brain axis guidelines from the SMILES trial.
