"Latent" infection with Toxoplasma gondii: Association with trait aggression and impulsivity in healthy adults

Journal of Psychiatric Research

Volumn 60, Issue , 2015, Pages 87-94

  Cook, Thomas B ^a   Brenner, Lisa A ^b,c   Cloninger, C Robert ^d   Langenberg, Patricia ^e   Igbide, Ajirioghene ^f   Giegling, Ina ^g   Hartmann, Annette M ^g   Konte, Bettina ^g   Friedl, Marion ^g   Brundin, Lena ^h   Groer, Maureen W ⁱ   Can, Adem ^e   Rujescu, Dan ^g   Postolache, Teodor T ^b,e,j  

^a MERCYHURST COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC)   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f St Elizabeths Hospital   (United States)

^g MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^h VAN ANDEL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^j Mental Illness Research Education and Clinical Center   (United States)

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Author keywords

Aggression; Impulsivity; Personality; Toxoplasma gondii

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DSM-IV; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; SELF REPORT; SENSATION SEEKING; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS; AGED; BLOOD; IMMUNOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SUICIDAL IDEATION; TOXOPLASMA; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; AGGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SUICIDAL IDEATION; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84919388233     PISSN: 00223956     EISSN: 18791379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2014.09.019     Document Type: Article

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