In practice

Q: What specific outcomes have you associated with Ecologic BARRIER supplementation?

A: Patients who take it report improvements in mood, [even those already taking medication]. They also report an improvement in gastrointestinal health, a common need for patients with mood alterations.

Q: Do you envision a time when probiotic/prebiotic therapies will become a first-line psychiatric intervention?

A: I absolutely envision a time when probiotic/prebiotic therapies will become first-line intervention for mood support. I definitely think all the research indicates things are headed that way and I look forward to the time when we reach that point.

Scot Bay, MD

Scot Bay, MD is board certified in adult psychiatry. He was educated at the University of Rochester and New York Medical College. He completed his residency in psychiatry at St. Vincent's Hospital in New York City. He was clinical director of an outpatient clinic at St. Vincent's Hospital in Harrison, New York until 1995 when he moved to Columbus, Georgia, where he was in private practice and was an assistant medical director at the Bradley Center of St. Francis. He has been in full-time private practice in Roswell, Georgia since 1998, seeing adult and geriatric patients.
Dr. Bay specializes in the evaluation and management of mood, anxiety, and thought disorders. He has special interests and expertise in psychopharmacology. He has extensive experience with numerous psychiatric medications and has lectured all over the Southeast regarding practical and innovative uses of psychiatric medications.