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Parasitic diseases and psychiatric illness

M G Weiss1

  • 1University of Toronto, Ontario.

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry. Revue Canadienne De Psychiatrie
|December 1, 1994
PubMed
Summary

Parasitic diseases can impact mental health, causing psychiatric symptoms through infection or treatment side effects. This review explores these connections and highlights delusions of parasitosis as a primary psychiatric condition.

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Area of Science:

  • Tropical medicine
  • Neuropsychiatry
  • Infectious diseases

Background:

  • Microbiological classification of parasitic diseases is often for convenience.
  • Organic brain syndromes are linked to protozoan and helminthic infections.
  • Psychiatric symptoms can arise from parasitic infections or their treatments.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review parasitic diseases with psychiatric relevance.
  • To differentiate impacts on indigenous populations versus travelers.
  • To explore the relationship between parasitic infections and mental health.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of parasitic diseases affecting cognition, mood, and behavior.
  • Analysis of factors influencing mental health in tropical regions.
  • Discussion of psychiatric disorders associated with parasitic infections.

Main Results:

  • Parasitic infections can cause organic brain syndromes and affect mood and behavior.
  • Drug side effects for parasitic treatments may lead to anxiety, agitation, or psychosis.
  • Mental health in the tropics is influenced by a complex interplay of infection, personal factors, and social context.

Conclusions:

  • Parasitic diseases significantly impact mental health, affecting thinking, mood, and behavior.
  • The psychiatric influence of parasitic diseases can occur with or without active infection.
  • Delusions of parasitosis is a primary psychiatric disorder, not necessarily linked to infection.

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