EVIDENCE AGAINST MATERNAL INFLUENZA AS A RISK FACTOR FOR SCHIZOPHRENIA

被引：50

作者：

SELTEN, JPCJ ^{[1
]}

SLAETS, JPJ ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] LEYENBURG HOSP,THE HAGUE,NETHERLANDS

来源：

BRITISH JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY | 1994年 / 164卷

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D O I：

10.1192/bjp.164.5.674

中图分类号：

R749 [精神病学];

学科分类号：

100205 ;

摘要：

We tested the hypothesis that second-trimester exposure to influenza is a risk factor for schizophrenia in the child. The dates of birth of Dutch schizophrenic in-patients were examined for any effect of the 1957 A2 influenza epidemic. Individuals who were in their second trimester of foetal life at the peak of the epidemic were at no greater risk of developing schizophrenia than controls. As the present study has a larger sample size than all previous European studies, and is supported by a large study in the USA, it provides strong evidence against the hypothesis that second-trimester exposure to influenza is a risk factor for schizophrenia.

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页码：674 / 676

页数：3

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