Association of Childhood Infection With IQ and Adult Nonaffective Psychosis in Swedish Men
Author(s) -
Golam M. Khandaker,
Christina Dalman,
Nils Kappelmann,
Jan Štochl,
Henrik Dal,
Kyriaki Kosidou,
Peter B. Jones,
Håkan Karlsson
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
jama psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.531
H-Index - 365
eISSN - 2168-6238
pISSN - 2168-622X
DOI - 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2017.4491
Subject(s) - nap , medicine , confounding , psychosis , pediatrics , population , cohort , cohort study , intelligence quotient , hazard ratio , psychiatry , confidence interval , psychology , cognition , environmental health , neuroscience
Associations between childhood infection, IQ, and adult nonaffective psychosis (NAP) are well established. However, examination of sensitive periods for exposure, effect of familial confounding, and whether IQ provides a link between childhood infection and adult NAP may elucidate pathogenesis of psychosis further.
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