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Obstetrical complications and childhood-onset schizophrenia.
The American journal of psychiatry - 1 Oct 1999
Nicolson R, Malaspina D, Giedd J N, Hamburger S, Lenane M, Bedwell J, Fernandez T, Berman A, Susser E, Rapoport J L
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Increased obstetrical complications have been reported in individuals with adult-onset schizophrenia, with several studies finding an association between such complications and an earlier age at onset. Consequently, obstetrical records were examined for individuals with childhood-onset schizophrenia to determine if birth complications were more prevalent. METHOD: The birth records of 36 patients with...
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