Is childhood cat ownership a risk factor for schizophrenia later in life?

Schizophrenia Research

Volumn 165, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 1-2

  Fuller Torrey, E ^a   Simmons, Wendy ^a   Yolken, Robert H ^b  

^a Stanley Manne Children s Research Institute   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; Cat contact; Schizophrenia; Toxoplasma gondii; Toxoplasmosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAT; CHILD HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; PET ANIMAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELLBEING ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHIZOPHRENIA; ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; CATS; HUMANS; PETS; RISK FACTORS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84929503247     PISSN: 09209964     EISSN: 15732509     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2015.03.036     Document Type: Article

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