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Meta-Analysis
. 2003 Sep 1;63(1-2):131-5.
doi: 10.1016/s0920-9964(02)00375-4.

No relationship between risk of schizophrenia and prenatal exposure to stress during the Six-Day War or Yom Kippur War in Israel

Jean-Paul Selten  1 , Elizabeth Cantor-Graae, Daniella Nahon, Itzhak Levav, André Aleman, René S Kahn
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Meta-Analysis

No relationship between risk of schizophrenia and prenatal exposure to stress during the Six-Day War or Yom Kippur War in Israel

Jean-Paul Selten et al. Schizophr Res. .

Abstract

Aim: Maternal stress during pregnancy is a possible risk factor for schizophrenia in the offspring. Using data from the Israel Psychiatric Registry we examined the impact of wars in Israel.

Method: Retrospective birth cohort study.

Results: Relative risks for cohorts exposed to Six-Day War and Yom Kippur War were 0.98 (95% CI: 0.85-1.13) and 1.00 (0.86-1.16).

Conclusion: The evidence for maternal stress as a risk factor for schizophrenia remains insufficient.

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