THE RELATIONSHIP OF SCHIZOPHRENIC BIRTHS TO 16 INFECTIOUS-DISEASES

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作者
OCALLAGHAN, E
SHAM, PC
TAKEI, N
MURRAY, G
GLOVER, G
HARE, EH
MURRAY, RM
机构
[1] INST PSYCHIAT,DEPT PSYCHOL MED,GENET SECT,LONDON SE5 8AF,ENGLAND
[2] CLUAIN MHUIRE FAMILY CTR,DUBLIN,IRELAND
[3] WESTMINSTER MED SCH & HOSP,DEPT COMMUNITY MED,LONDON,ENGLAND
[4] UNIV LONDON KINGS COLL HOSP,LONDON,ENGLAND
[5] BETHLEM ROYAL & MAUDSLEY HOSP,LONDON,ENGLAND
[6] MAUDSLEY HOSP & INST PSYCHIAT,LONDON,ENGLAND
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英国惠康基金;
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10.1192/bjp.165.3.353
中图分类号
R749 [精神病学];
学科分类号
100205 ;
摘要
Background. Recently, several investigators have reported an association between influenza epidemics and increased birth rates of 'preschizophrenic' individuals some four to six months later. Here we examine whether maternal exposure to other infectious diseases can also predispose the foetus to later schizophrenia. Method. Two independent sets of dates of birth of first admission schizophrenic patients, born between 1938 and 1965 in England and Wales, were obtained from the Mental Health Enquiry in England and Wales. Data on the number of deaths per month from 16 infectious diseases between 1937 and 1965 in England and Wales were also collected. We used a Poisson regression model to examine the relationship between deaths from infectious diseases and schizophrenic births. Results. In the two separate data sets, increased national deaths from bronchopneumonia preceded, by three and five months respectively, increased numbers of schizophrenic births. We did not find any other significant associations between schizophrenic births and any of the other 15 infectious diseases. Conclusions. The association between deaths from bronchopneumonia and increased schizophrenic births some months later may be a reflection of the fact that bronchopneumonia deaths increase markedly during influenza epidemics.
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