Psychopathology of latent toxoplasmosis in infected individuals: the roles of age, gender and duration of infection
Background. The present study examined the relationship between latent toxoplasmosis and mental disorders. Methods. The sample included 117 toxoplasma-positive volunteers on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Data were collected online using the 71-item abbreviated form of the Minnesota Multiphasic P...
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| description | Background. The present study examined the relationship between latent toxoplasmosis and mental disorders. Methods. The sample included 117 toxoplasma-positive volunteers on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Data were collected online using the 71-item abbreviated form of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI). Results. According to the results, a) the psychological profile of latent toxoplasmosis patients in the eight clinical scales of MMPI was within the normal range; b) in the male group, ‘duration of infection’ significantly predicted the scores for the four clinical scales of depression, psychopathic deviate, psychasthenia, and schizophrenia; also, ‘age’ predicted the scores for hypochondriasis and schizophrenia in men; c) in the female group, only ‘age’ was able to predict the scores for the scales of hysteria, paranoia, mental weakness, and social deviance; and d) there was no significant difference between male and female groups in any of the clinical scales. Conclusion. Duration of infection with latent toxoplasmosis was associated with depression, psychopathtic deviation, psychasthenia, and schizophrenia in infected males, but this was not the case for the infected females in any of the clinical scales of the 71-item abbreviated form of MMPI. Practical Implications. In mental health screening of individuals with latent toxoplasmosis, males should be screened on the scales of depression, psychopathtic deviation, psychasthenia, and schizophrenia according to the increase in the duration of infection. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f819315119b742c39e7a5ea9fe5638ac2024-04-20T08:40:21ZfasTabriz University of Medical Sciencesمجله پزشکی دانشگاه علوم پزشکی تبریز2783-20312783-204X2024-04-01461617310.34172/mj.2024.014mj-31171Psychopathology of latent toxoplasmosis in infected individuals: the roles of age, gender and duration of infectionAbbas Rahiminezhad0Ashkan Latifi1Reza Rostami2Hojjatollah Farahani3Depertment of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, IranDepertment of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, IranDepertment of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, IranDepartment of Psychology, Faculty of Human Sciences, Tarbiat Modares Universitym, Tehran, IranBackground. The present study examined the relationship between latent toxoplasmosis and mental disorders. Methods. The sample included 117 toxoplasma-positive volunteers on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Data were collected online using the 71-item abbreviated form of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI). Results. According to the results, a) the psychological profile of latent toxoplasmosis patients in the eight clinical scales of MMPI was within the normal range; b) in the male group, ‘duration of infection’ significantly predicted the scores for the four clinical scales of depression, psychopathic deviate, psychasthenia, and schizophrenia; also, ‘age’ predicted the scores for hypochondriasis and schizophrenia in men; c) in the female group, only ‘age’ was able to predict the scores for the scales of hysteria, paranoia, mental weakness, and social deviance; and d) there was no significant difference between male and female groups in any of the clinical scales. Conclusion. Duration of infection with latent toxoplasmosis was associated with depression, psychopathtic deviation, psychasthenia, and schizophrenia in infected males, but this was not the case for the infected females in any of the clinical scales of the 71-item abbreviated form of MMPI. Practical Implications. In mental health screening of individuals with latent toxoplasmosis, males should be screened on the scales of depression, psychopathtic deviation, psychasthenia, and schizophrenia according to the increase in the duration of infection.https://mj.tbzmed.ac.ir/PDF/mj-46-61.pdftoxoplasma gondiitoxoplasmosismental disorderpsychopathologyduration of infectiongender |
| spellingShingle | Abbas Rahiminezhad Ashkan Latifi Reza Rostami Hojjatollah Farahani Psychopathology of latent toxoplasmosis in infected individuals: the roles of age, gender and duration of infection مجله پزشکی دانشگاه علوم پزشکی تبریز toxoplasma gondii toxoplasmosis mental disorder psychopathology duration of infection gender |
| title | Psychopathology of latent toxoplasmosis in infected individuals: the roles of age, gender and duration of infection |
| title_full | Psychopathology of latent toxoplasmosis in infected individuals: the roles of age, gender and duration of infection |
| title_fullStr | Psychopathology of latent toxoplasmosis in infected individuals: the roles of age, gender and duration of infection |
| title_full_unstemmed | Psychopathology of latent toxoplasmosis in infected individuals: the roles of age, gender and duration of infection |
| title_short | Psychopathology of latent toxoplasmosis in infected individuals: the roles of age, gender and duration of infection |
| title_sort | psychopathology of latent toxoplasmosis in infected individuals the roles of age gender and duration of infection |
| topic | toxoplasma gondii toxoplasmosis mental disorder psychopathology duration of infection gender |
| url | https://mj.tbzmed.ac.ir/PDF/mj-46-61.pdf |
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