Toxoplasma gondii Infection and Self-directed Violence in Mothers
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Toxoplasma gondii infection and self-directed violence in mothers.
CONTEXT Two studies based on clinical samples have found an association between Toxoplasma gondii infection and history of suicide attempt. To our knowledge, these findings have never been replicated in a prospective cohort study. OBJECTIVE To examine whether T gondii–infected mothers have an increased risk of self-directed violence, violent suicide attempts, and suicide and whether the risk ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of General Psychiatry
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0003-990X
DOI: 10.1001/archgenpsychiatry.2012.668