SEASONAL BIRTHS IN SCHIZOPHRENIA - SOUTHERN-HEMISPHERE STUDY USING MATCHED PAIRS

被引：35

作者：

JONES, IH

FREI, D

机构：

[1] Department of Psychiatry, St Vincent's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne

来源：

ACTA PSYCHIATRICA SCANDINAVICA | 1979年 / 59卷 / 02期

关键词：

biological advantage; birth; live controls; Schizophrenia; season; Southern Hemisphere;

D O I：

10.1111/j.1600-0447.1979.tb06958.x

中图分类号：

R749 [精神病学];

学科分类号：

100205 ;

摘要：

Season of birth of schizophrenics was investigated by comparing 915 carefully selected schizophrenic patients with controls matched for age and sex. While the winter‐spring excess of schizophrenic births was similar to Northern Hemisphere findings, further examination of date revealed a new feature: a striking excess of male schizophrenic births for the decade 1915–24. The hypothesis of differential resistance to infection is discussed as an explanation for these findings. Copyright © 1979, Wiley Blackwell. All rights reserved

引用

页码：164 / 172

页数：9

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