Research Proposal
Determining the Effects of Probiotics on Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Importance
Access to mental health treatment is incredibly important. Treatment can vary from therapy to medication, both of which can pose challenges to recieving effective treatment. Probiotics are a cost-effective an accessible potential form of treatment due to their wide availability in the foods we eat. Continuous research on mental health disorders is important to accomplish this goal. This proposal specifically focuses on obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and attempts to understand the effects of probiotics on the brain via the gut-brain axis.
Grant Proposal
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