Data set for the paper "Effects of latent toxoplasmosis on mental health"

Data are described in the paper "Effects of latent toxoplasmosis on mental health"AbstractInfection by the parasite Toxoplasma, which affects about 33% of world population, is associated with increased risk of several mental health disorders, especially with schizophrenia. It is unknown whether schizophrenia is associated with this infection the most strongly, or whether this association has just been the most intensively studied for historical reasons. We used the data from 6,367 subjects tested for toxoplasmosis, who took part in an internet survey, for searching in the associations of these infections with 24 mental health disorders and other indices of impaired mental health. The typical symptom associated with toxoplasmosis was anxiety, and the typical toxoplasmosis-associated disorders were autism (OR=4.78), schizophrenia (OR=3.34), attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (OR=2.50), obsessive compulsive disorder (OR=1.86), antisocial personality disorder (OR=1.63), learning disabilities (OR=1.59), and anxiety disorder (OR=1.48). Based on our data we can conclude that Toxoplasmosis probably plays a substantial role in the etiopathogenesis of mental health disorders and its association with schizophrenia is the second strongest association, after autism.