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This was just sent to me by my clinical psychology professor who is also a
practicing clinical psychologist specializing in schizophrenia.  He now
takes notice of these types of articles because I did a literature search on
gluten intolerance/celiac disease and he was surprised by some of what I
found.  Here is the summary of the latest research.  Notice that Fasano is
one of the authors.




Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica


Review article


The gluten connection: the association between schizophrenia and celiac
disease


A. E. Kalaydjian <javascript:popRef('a1')> 1, W. Eaton
<javascript:popRef('a1')> 1, N. Cascella <javascript:popRef('a2')> 2, A.
Fasano <javascript:popRef('a3')> 3


Kalaydjian AE, Eaton W, Cascella N, Fasano A. The gluten connection: the
association between schizophrenia and celiac disease.
Acta Psychiatr Scand 2005: 1-9. C 2005 Blackwell Munksgaard.

Objective: Schizophrenia affects roughly 1% of the population and is
considered one of the top 10 causes of disability worldwide. Given the
immense cost to society, successful treatment options are imperative. Based
on initial findings, gluten withdrawal may serve as a safe and economical
alternative for the reduction of symptoms in a subset of patients.

Method: A review of the literature relevant to the association between
schizophrenia and celiac disease (gluten intolerance) was conducted.

Results: A drastic reduction, if not full remission, of schizophrenic
symptoms after initiation of gluten withdrawal has been noted in a variety
of studies. However, this occurs only in a subset of schizophrenic patients.

Conclusion: Large-scale epidemiological studies and clinical trials are
needed to confirm the association between gluten and schizophrenia, and
address the underlying mechanisms by which this association occurs.

* Visit the Celiac Web Page at www.enabling.org/ia/celiac/index.html *