OBJECTIVE: To emphasize the effect of weather on the occurrence of the first episode of
Schizophrenia. METHODS: The relationship between weather and the first episode of …

The cause of schizophrenia is unknown; however, one hypothesis is that seasonality of birth
contributes to its development, with an excess of winter-spring births observed in those with …

An excess of winter–spring births (and/or a decrease of summer births) has consistently
been observed in schizophrenia (SCZ). This observation may provide a significant clue …

Letter to the editor presents a study analyzing birth seasonality in individuals with
schizophrenia in the Polish population, using novel methods of seasonal decomposition …

Objective: An excess of schizophrenia births in the winter or spring is a well-known finding in
Western studies; however, few studies from equatorial regions have been done. Our …

Background Many studies have shown that the onset of schizophrenia peaked in certain
months within a year and the local weather conditions could affect the morbidity risk of …

Although the association of schizophrenia and winter birth has been replicated many times
in the Northern hemisphere, studies in the Southern hemisphere have been less consistent …

The phenomenon of seasonality of birth in schizophrenia is important to the study of the
etiology of this mental disorder because it helps give directions for further research. Patients' …

Research literature supports the notion that more people diagnosed with schizophrenia are
born during the winter months than other seasons [O'Hare A, Walsh D, Torrey F. Seasonality …

Indian J. Psyckiat. (1989), 31(3), 238-240 SCHIZOPHRENIA AND SEASON OF BIRTH The
stress literature in schizophrenia re- flects t Page 1 Indian J. Psyckiat. (1989), 31(3), 238-240 …