Probiotics benefit in Schizophrenia shaped by yeast infections

In a small pilot study of men with schizophrenia, researchers say they have evidence that adding probiotics — microorganisms, such as bacteria found in yogurts — to the patients’ diets may help treat yeast infections and ease bowel problems. Probiotics may also decrease delusions and hallucinations, but in the study, these psychiatric benefits mostly affected those without a history of yeast infections.