Stress of war may help cause schizophrenia: study

Pregnant women who live through wars are more likely to give birth to a child who develops schizophrenia, U.S. researchers reported on Thursday in a study linking prenatal stress with the mental illness.

Stress of war may help cause schizophrenia

WASHINGTON : Pregnant women who live through wars are more likely to give birth to a child who develops schizophrenia, U.S. researchers reported on Thursday in a study linking prenatal stress with the mental ...

Familes work to manage mental illness

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Schizophrenia higher in war zone pregnancy

Women pregnant in a war zone are more likely to give birth to a child who develops schizophrenia, New York researchers said.

Report: Estrogen Battles Schizophrenia

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Stress During Pregnancy May Predispose Schizophrenia

A new study discovered pregnant women who endure the psychological stress of being in a war zone are more likely to give birth to a child who develops schizophrenia.

Schizophrenia linked to stressed pregnancies

Women who suffer extreme stress in the early stages of pregnancy are more likely to give birth to children who develop schizophrenia, a major international study shows.

Acute maternal stress in pregnancy and schizophrenia in offspring: a cohort prospective study.

Schizophrenia has been linked with intrauterine exposure to maternal stress due to bereavement, famine and major disasters.

Trauma in pregnant women linked to schizophrenic kids

Pregant women subjected to traumatizing stress are more likely to give birth to children who develop schizophrenia, according to a study published Thursday.

Severe, Acute Maternal Stress Linked to the Development of Schizophrenia

Pregnant women who endure the psychological stress of being in a war zone are more likely to give birth to a child who develops schizophrenia.