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Are some cases of psychosis caused by microbial agents? A review of the evidence.

Molecular psychiatry - 1 May 2008

Yolken R H, Torrey E F

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The infectious theory of psychosis, prominent early in the twentieth century, has recently received renewed scientific support. Evidence has accumulated that schizophrenia and bipolar disorder are complex diseases in which many predisposing genes interact with one or more environmental agents to cause symptoms. The protozoan Toxoplasma gondii and cytomegalovirus are discussed as examples of infectious agents that...

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PMID: 18268502
DOI: 10.1038/mp.2008.5

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