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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-018-1220-6

CORRECTION

Open AccessCorrection to: A randomised controlled trialof dietary improvement for adults withmajor depression (the ‘SMILES’ trial)
Felice N. Jacka1,4,9,10,13*, Adrienne O’Neil1,2,13, Rachelle Opie5,13, Catherine Itsiopoulos5, Sue Cotton3,
Mohammedreza Mohebbi1, David Castle4,11, Sarah Dash1,13, Cathrine Mihalopoulos7, Mary Lou Chatterton7,
Laima Brazionis5,6, Olivia M. Dean1,4,12,13, Allison M. Hodge8 and Michael Berk1,3,12,13
Correction
The original version of this paper [1] did not specify thata website was used in the final year of recruitment, inaddition to the other stated recruitment methods. The
current version of this website has the title ‘Healthyeating as a new approach to treating depression’ and canbe found here: https://dietdepressionstudy.com/. Twelve
participants were recruited after the establishment of
this website (June 2014), of whom one reported thewebsite as their recruitment point. In addition to thethree media interviews listed on the recruitment website,a fourth interview, which also provided details forrecruitment, can be found here: https://www.pressreader.com/australia/geelong-advertiser/20121018/textview
The authors also wish to clarify additional points
about their paper. With regards to the information thatparticipants were given about the study hypothesis after
recruitment, the Participant Information and Consentform (PICF) stated: “Research has shown that poor dietis closely linked to poor mental health. Improving thequality of a person’s diet may lead to better mental
health including reduced depression. However, this has
not yet been established”. Regarding the information thatwas withheld from the study participants relating to thestudy hypotheses, this was that no information about
content of the diet was provided prior to the study toeither group. The potential benefits of social support tomental health were not presented during recruitment,
but were discussed with participants when they weregiven the Participant Information and Consent form(PICF).

Author details
1
IMPACT Strategic Research Centre, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia.
2
School of Population Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC,Australia. 3Orygen, The National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health,Parkville, VIC, Australia. 4Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne,Melbourne, VIC, Australia. 5School of Allied Health, La Trobe University,Melbourne, VIC, Australia. 6Department of Medicine, The University ofMelbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia. 7Centre for Population Health Research,Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia. 8Cancer Epidemiology andIntelligence Division, Cancer Council Victoria, Carlton, VIC, Australia. 9Centrefor Adolescent Health, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Melbourne, VIC,Australia. 10Black Dog Institute, Randwick, NSW, Australia. 11St Vincents
Hospital, Fitzroy, VIC, Australia. 12The Florey Institute of Neuroscience andMental Health, Parkville, VIC, Australia. 13Food & Mood Centre, Deakin
University, IMPACT SRC, School of Medicine, PO Box 281, Geelong, VIC 3220,Australia.
Received: 15 November 2018 Accepted: 15 November 2018

Reference
1. Jacka FN, et al. A randomised controlled trial of dietary improvement foradults with major depression (the ‘SMILES’ trial). BMC Medicine. 2017;15:23
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-017-0791-y.

* Correspondence: f.jacka@deakin.edu.au
1
IMPACT Strategic Research Centre, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia
4
Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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