Summer birth and deficit schizophrenia in Tunisia

Psychiatry Res. 2007 Aug 30;152(2-3):273-5. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2006.03.006. Epub 2007 May 4.

Abstract

Summer birth has been associated with the deficit Schizophrenia syndrome, while DSM-IV schizophrenia is associated with winter birth. We confirm these monthly differences in a Tunisian sample of patients with schizophrenia, with a summer birth peak (n=34 deficit patients) and an expected winter birth peak (n=46 non-deficit patients).

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Birth Rate*
  • Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Male
  • Schizophrenia / diagnosis
  • Schizophrenia / epidemiology*
  • Seasons*
  • Tunisia / epidemiology