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Beyond the association. <i><scp>T</scp>oxoplasma gondii</i> in schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and addiction: systematic review and meta‐analysis

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica · 2015 · Vol. 132(3) · pp. 161–179

Arjen L. Sutterland✉(Academic Medical Center)Guillaume Fond(Fondation FondaMental)Anne Kuin(Academic Medical Center)Maarten W.J. Koeter(Academic Medical Center)René Lutter(Academic Medical Center)Tom van Gool(Academic Medical Center)Robert H. Yolken(Johns Hopkins University)Andreı̈ Szöke(Université Paris-Est Créteil)Marion Leboyer(Fondation FondaMental)Lieuwe de Haan(Academic Medical Center)

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Abstract

These findings suggest that T. gondii infection is associated with several psychiatric disorders and that in schizophrenia reactivation of latent T. gondii infection may occur.

Toxoplasma gondii Research Studies Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research Infectious Encephalopathies and EncephalitisMeta-analysisSchizophrenia (object-oriented programming)Bipolar disorderPsychiatryDepression (economics)Toxoplasma gondiiOdds ratioManiaAddictionPsychology

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Bipolar DisorderMajor Depressive DisorderDepressive Disorder, MajorHumansObsessive-Compulsive DisorderSchizophreniaToxoplasmaToxoplasmosisCase-Control StudiesBehavior, AddictiveSubstance-Related Disorders