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Owning a cat won't make you mentally ill, study says
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| 22 Feb 2017
| Fox News
Posted on 02/22/2017 9:41:16 AM PST by fruser1
Owning a cat won't make you mentally ill, study says
Although you may hold suspicions about your neighbor who feeds the local stray cats, new research has found no link between owning a feline and exhibiting psychotic symptoms. The University College London findings cast doubt on previous research, which suggested that people who grew up with cats are at a higher risk of mental illness.
“The message for cat owners is clear: there is no evidence that cats pose a risk to children’s mental health,” Dr. Francesca Solmi, the study’s lead author, said in a news release. “In our study, initial unadjusted analyses suggested a small link between cat ownership and psychotic symptoms at age 13, but this turned out to be due to other factors.”
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TOPICS: Health/Medicine; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: bsc; cats; kittyping; science
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Good to know!
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posted on
02/22/2017 9:41:16 AM PST
by
fruser1
To: fruser1
But they are highly correlated if you own more than 2.
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posted on
02/22/2017 9:42:51 AM PST
by
samadams2000
(Someone important make......The Call!)
To: fruser1
Study brought to you by Purrrrfect Pussy treats and sundries....
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posted on
02/22/2017 9:43:11 AM PST
by
Gaffer
To: fruser1
Isn’t it the other way around???
Don’t hate me; I love cats. I’m just playing...
To: fruser1
A study sponsored by Fancy Feast?
To: fruser1; Slings and Arrows
I believe that owning a cat CAN make you mentally ill. LOL. Just ask my cat!
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posted on
02/22/2017 9:48:59 AM PST
by
NEMDF
To: fruser1
cat ownership and psychotic symptoms at age 13, but this turned out to be due to other factors.”
Other Factors??
Television and the Entertainment Industry ore the “Other Factors” the Study refers to.
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posted on
02/22/2017 9:49:39 AM PST
by
eyeamok
(destruction of government records.)
To: fruser1
... but it may be a symptom...
:)
To: miss marmelstein
Heh. I found it interesting that some of the anti-schizophrenic drugs appear to act on T.Gondii (a common cat-based parasite) rather than directly on human brain chemistry.
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posted on
02/22/2017 9:51:38 AM PST
by
lepton
("It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into"--Jonathan Swift)
To: fruser1
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If ever there was a ‘study’ that had no legitimate purpose, this is it!
.
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posted on
02/22/2017 9:51:47 AM PST
by
editor-surveyor
(Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
To: fruser1
The psychosis is thinking that YOU own the cat.
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posted on
02/22/2017 9:52:40 AM PST
by
Fresh Wind
(Hillary: Go to jail. Go directly to jail. Do not pass GO. Do not collect 2 billion dollars.)
To: samadams2000
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Nobody ‘owns’ a cat!
Dogs have ‘owners,’ cats retain staff!
.
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posted on
02/22/2017 9:53:29 AM PST
by
editor-surveyor
(Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
To: Fresh Wind
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posted on
02/22/2017 9:54:03 AM PST
by
editor-surveyor
(Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
To: editor-surveyor
there is somewhere a report of a virus carried in cats, transmissible to humans, which can cause strange mental changes. Some get depression, other some weird kind of euphoria...no, I am a cat lover, but I am going to pass.
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posted on
02/22/2017 9:54:32 AM PST
by
bioqubit
(bioqubit: Educated Men Make Terrible Slaves - Aristotle)
To: fruser1
Definitely some serious correlation between number of cats and mental wellbeing.
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posted on
02/22/2017 9:54:47 AM PST
by
lurk
(TEat)
To: fruser1
"Owning a cat won't make you mentally ill, study says"
But owning a CALICO cat is an indication of existing mental illness....
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posted on
02/22/2017 9:56:45 AM PST
by
Psalm 73
("Gentlemen, you can't fight in here - this is the War Room".)
To: Psalm 73
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posted on
02/22/2017 9:57:10 AM PST
by
timestax
(American Media = Domestic Enemy)
To: fruser1
Not even if the Kitty Printer runs out of ink halfway through:
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posted on
02/22/2017 10:02:06 AM PST
by
bigbob
(We have better coverage than Verizon - Can You Hear Us Now?)
To: samadams2000
Not saying how many reside here.
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posted on
02/22/2017 10:04:30 AM PST
by
bgill
(From the CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola")
To: bioqubit
Toxoplasmosis, caused by toxoplasma gondii.
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posted on
02/22/2017 10:06:52 AM PST
by
calenel
(The Democratic Party is a Criminal Enterprise. It is the Socialist Mafia.)
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