Is fluoride-induced hyperthyroidism a cause of psychosis among East African immigrants to Scandinavia?
2009
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Medical Hypotheses
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Zachariassen KE, Flaten TP.
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72:501–503.
Background of the hypothesis
Asylum seekers and immigrants in Scandinavia are admitted to mental hospitals for psychotic disorders up to ten times more frequently than native Scandinavians [1], [2] and [3]. The high frequency of psychosis among immigrants is usually explained as a result of traumatic experiences in their countries of origin, problems with adapting to a new culture, and the fact that immigrants are often socially underprivileged [4] and [5].
The frequency of psychotic disor