Introduction Numerous studies have found an association between autoimmune diseases of
the nervous system (ADNS) and schizophrenia (SCZ), but the findings remain controversial …

Objectives Studies have suggested a possible autoimmune contribution in a subset of
patients with schizophrenia. The purpose of this study was to determine if a history of …

BackgroundThe association between autoimmune diseases and schizophrenia has rarely
been systematically investigated. AimsTo investigate the association between schizophrenia …

Objective Previous research has found an increased risk of schizophrenia in individuals with
autoimmune diseases and smaller but significant associations with a family history of …

Objective: Autoimmune diseases have been associated with an increased risk of
schizophrenia. It has been suggested that brain-reactive autoantibodies are part of the …

Background A relationship between non-neurological autoimmune (NNAI) disorders and
psychosis has been widely reported but not yet subjected to meta-analysis. We conducted …

Since many studies have shown a reduction in the incidence of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in
patients with schizophrenia (SCZ), little effort has been devoted to studying this link in the …

An immunologic component to schizophrenia and depression has been increasingly
recognized, which has led to extensive research into the associations with infections and …

Immunological hypotheses have become increasingly prominent when studying the etiology
of schizophrenia. Autoimmune diseases, and especially the number of infections requiring …

OBJECTIVE: Individuals with schizophrenia and their relatives tend to have either higher or
lower than expected prevalences of autoimmune disorders, especially rheumatoid arthritis …