Brain parasites and suicide

Psychol Rep. 2010 Oct;107(2):424. doi: 10.2466/12.13.PR0.107.5.424.

Abstract

In a sample of 20 European nations, the prevalence of the brain parasite Toxoplasma gondii was positively associated with national suicide rates for men and women.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Cross-Cultural Comparison*
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Risk Factors
  • Suicide / psychology*
  • Suicide / statistics & numerical data*
  • Toxoplasma*
  • Toxoplasmosis, Cerebral / epidemiology*
  • Toxoplasmosis, Cerebral / psychology*