Winter birth excess in schizophrenia and in non-schizophrenic psychosis: Sex and birth-cohort differences

Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1780-1784

  Martínez Ortega, José M ^a,b,d   Carretero, María Dolores ^a   Gutiérrez Rojas, Luis ^c,d   Díaz Atienza, Francisco ^a,b,d   Jurado, Dolores ^a,d   Gurpegui, Manuel ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DE LAS NIEVES   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO SAN CECILIO   (Spain)

^d Institute of Neurosciences   (Spain)

Author keywords

Psychosis; Schizophrenia; Season of birth; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELUSIONAL DISORDER; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EFFECT SIZE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOAFFECTIVE PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPAIN; WINTER;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARTURITION; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEASONS; SEX FACTORS; SPAIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79961128382     PISSN: 02785846     EISSN: 18784216     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2011.07.002     Document Type: Article

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