Toxoplasma gondii, mental health and shizophrenia

dc.contributor.authorCevizci, Sibel
dc.contributor.authorTunga Babao?lu, Ülken
dc.contributor.authorGüleç Öyekçin, Demet
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-27T19:02:28Z
dc.date.available2025-01-27T19:02:28Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.departmentÇanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractProtecting and promoting of mental health is one of the major application areas of public health. In particular, Toxoplasma gondii, which is a protozoal zoonosis common in Turkey, it is closely related to veterinary public health. In recent years, T. gondii can induce behavioral changes, may play a role in schizophrenia as an etiologic factor. Results of the recently performed studies shows that T. gondii may be a potential factor for some neuropathological changes in brain and suicide attemption. The purpose of this review is to present the data on recent epidemiology of T. gondii, mental health effects (changes in behavior, suicide, etc.), the relationship between T. gondii and schizophrenia and offer some recommendations for protecting of public health.
dc.identifier.doi10.5455/pmb.1-1337514352
dc.identifier.endpage208
dc.identifier.issn1303-734X
dc.identifier.issue2
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-84877777789
dc.identifier.scopusqualityN/A
dc.identifier.startpage199
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.5455/pmb.1-1337514352
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12428/13510
dc.identifier.volume12
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherGulhane Military Medical Academy
dc.relation.ispartofTAF Preventive Medicine Bulletin
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.snmzKA_Scopus_20250125
dc.subjectMental Health; Schizophrenia; T. Gondii; Zoonosis
dc.titleToxoplasma gondii, mental health and shizophrenia
dc.title.alternativeToxoplasma gondii, ruh sa?lı?ı ve şizofreni
dc.typeReview Article

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