Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment open access to scientific and medical research Aggressiveness, violence, homicidality, homicide, and Lyme disease Rosalie Greenberg, MD Dear editor I read with great interest the article by Bransfield,¹ wherein the author reviewed potential contributors to and manifestations of heightened loss of control in Lyme disease patients. As a child […]
1. Nationwide Danish Cohort Study (2021) The strongest population-based evidence comes from a nationwide Danish study involving nearly 7 million people. Researchers found that individuals diagnosed with hospital-treated Lyme borreliosis had: 28% higher rate of any mental disorder (IRR 1.28) 42% higher rate of affective disorders (including depression) (IRR 1.42) About twice the rate of suicide attempts (IRR 2.01)
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[I would add I feel that Babesia and Bartonella infections add to risk, but LL MDs typically lag behind regarding these serious infections. Time is limited in a busy company.] The Research Of A Top World Psychiatrist, Robert Bransfield Contributors To Violence Suicidality Sudden abrupt mood swings Explosive anger Paranoia Anhedonia Hypervigilance Exaggerated startle Disinhibition
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A Few Words From The Author Of Seven Babesia Books Babesia is a microscopic, tick-borne parasite that primarily infects red blood cells. While classically known for physical symptoms like fever, night sweats, fatigue, and hemolytic anemia, Babesia can also trigger pronounced psychiatric, behavioral, and neurological symptoms, especially when present alongside co-infections like Bartonella or Lyme
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This is a mere drop in a 28-page bucket of studies. Bransfield RC. Aggressiveness, violence, homicidality, homicide, and Lyme disease. Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment. 2018;14:693–713. doi:10.2147/NDT.S155143. Fallon BA, Madsen T, Erlangsen A, Benros ME. Lyme borreliosis and associations with mental disorders and suicidal behavior: a nationwide Danish cohort study. American Journal of Psychiatry. 2021;178(10):921–931. doi:10.1176/appi.ajp.2021.20091347.
Research shows that Bartonella species (B. henselae, B. quintana) undergo distinct morphological changes, form persister states, and produce biofilms under environmental and antibiotic stress. PubMed PMC 1. Morphological Nature: Coccobacillus vs. Spirochete Natural Shape: Bartonella is natively a small, pleomorphic Gram-negative coccobacillus (a rod-to-spherical shaped bacterium ranging from 0.3 to 0.6 µm wide and 1.0 to 1.7 µm long). PMC Appearance Under Stress: Because Bartonella is naturally coccoid/rod-like, when it enters
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All impairments were increased postinfection Total patient group (n=100) pre vs. postinfection Findings Preinfection, % (95% CI) Postinfection, % (95% CI) Psychiatric symptoms Sudden abrupt mood swings 2 (0–6) 80 (69–91) Exaggerated startle 1 (0–4) 75 (63–87) Suicidal 1 (0–4) 72 (60–84) Explosive anger 2 (0–6) 72 (59–84) Anhedonia 1 (0–4) 71 (58–84) Nightmares 1
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Conclusion: LD and the immune, biochemical, neurotransmitter, and the neural circuit reactions to it can cause impairments associated with violence. Many LD patients have no aggressiveness tendencies or only mild degrees of low frustration tolerance and irritability and pose no danger; however, a lesser number experience explosive anger, a lesser number experience homicidal thoughts and
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