The development of an ingestible biosensor for the characterization of gut metabolites related to major depressive disorder: hypothesis and theory
Amanda Densil,
Mya Elisabeth George,
Hala Mahdi
et al.
Abstract:The diagnostic process for psychiatric conditions is guided by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) in North America. Revisions of the DSM over the years have led to lowered diagnostic thresholds across the board, incurring increased rates of both misdiagnosis and over-diagnosis. Coupled with stigma, this ambiguity and lack of consistency exacerbates the challenges that clinicians and scientists face in the clinical assessment and research of mood disorders such as Major Depressive D… Show more
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