Schizoid personality disorder after prenatal exposure to famine

Hans W. Hoek, Ezra Susser, Karen A. Buck, L. H. Lumey, Shang P. Lin, Jack M. Gorman

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Abstract

Objective: The authors tested whether early prenatal exposure to famine was associated with schizophrenia spectrum personality disorder in addition to being associated with schizophrenia per se as shown in a previous study. Method: The risk of schizoid personality disorder, as defined by ICD-6 to ICD-9, in men at age 18 years was compared in birth cohorts that were conceived at the height of the Dutch Hunger Winter famine and in unexposed birth cohorts of 1944-1946 in the famine region of Holland. Results: The exposed cohort had a significantly greater risk (relative risk=2.01) of schizoid personality disorder. Conclusions: Prenatal nutritional deficiency was associated with a greater risk of schizoid personality disorder in men at age 18 years.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1637-1639
Number of pages3
JournalAmerican Journal of Psychiatry
Volume153
Issue number12
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 1996

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  • Psychiatry and Mental health

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Hoek, H. W., Susser, E., Buck, K. A., Lumey, L. H., Lin, S. P., & Gorman, J. M. (1996). Schizoid personality disorder after prenatal exposure to famine. American Journal of Psychiatry, 153(12), 1637-1639. https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.153.12.1637