Objective: To comprehensively and critically review the literature on gender differences in
schizophrenia. Method: An initial search of MEDLINE abstracts (1966–1999) was conducted …

More than 250 studies, covering 29 Northern and five Southern Hemisphere countries, have
been published on the birth seasonality of individuals who develop schizophrenia and/or …

An excess of winter–spring births (and/or a decrease of summer births) has consistently
been observed in schizophrenia (SCZ). This observation may provide a significant clue …

Aims The aim of this study was to examine the correlations of birth seasonality in
schizophrenia, considering influences of gender and income status. Methods The sample …

Objective This study aimed to determine whether the rate of clozapine use, an indicator of
refractoriness in schizophrenia, is associated with the season of birth and age at onset in …

OBJECTIVE: Despite the fact that association between winter birth excess and
schizophrenia in the northern Hemisphere is well established, possible sex or birth-cohort …

Objective: An excess of schizophrenia births in the winter or spring is a well-known finding in
Western studies; however, few studies from equatorial regions have been done. Our …

Background Estrogen is believed to play an important role in the central nervous system
(CNS) and exert a protective role against schizophrenia. Estrogen receptor alpha (ESRα) …

This comprehensive and integrative book examines the role that infectious agents play in
the etiology of various neuropsychiatric disorders, including schizophrenia, autism, mood …

精神分裂症可說是二十世紀以來最為人注意的重大精神疾病, 是一個多病因,
具高度遺傳性的嚴重疾病, 將近一半的精神醫學研究投入這個疾病的研究 …