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Having a Cat Does Not Cause Mental Illness, New Study Suggests

27 点作者 intergalactic大约 8 年前

8 条评论

gwern大约 8 年前
If you look at the abstract, all of the correlations actually show that having a cat does predict mental illness at all ages considered. But the effect sizes are relatively low (albeit consistent with the more direct studies looking at people actually infected with toxoplasma rather than people who might be infected), so with a few hundred or thousand people, it technically doesn&#x27;t satisfy p&lt;0.05. Nevertheless, this is further evidence <i>for</i> toxoplasma having bad effects.<p>This seems to be a trend with toxo papers - take a too-small sample, do no power or Bayesian analysis, find all bad correlations, but declare evidence of safety anyway.
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anonymoose321大约 8 年前
Let me guess... study sponsored by cats?
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holografix大约 8 年前
Is there a simple, accurate and cost efficient test for toxoplasma? I got a cat 2 years ago... it never leaves the apartment on the 7th floor and never comes in contact with other cats. However it is a rescue cat so could have been infected before adoption.
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Icedcool大约 8 年前
Oh thats good. This was something I&#x27;ve been wondering lately.
daysforbeef大约 8 年前
Having a cat may not cause mental illness, just that in my experience having a cat is a sign of mental illness
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ender89大约 8 年前
Fine! Guess I&#x27;ll have to go back to blaming my parents or eating lead paint chips.
robynsmith大约 8 年前
Why the cat hate on HN?
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smsm42大约 8 年前
My cat told me so a long time ago.