This connection between kitties and mental illness is, disturbingly, growing increasingly strong. A new study has found that a bacteria known for causing the disease cat-scratch fever — named for cats ...

MADISON, Wis. -- Infection from bacteria associated with cat-scratch disease could potentially play a role in schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder, according to a pilot study conducted in part ...

Schizophrenia may be linked to Bartonella, the bacteria behind 'cat-scratch' disease which can be caught via bites and scratches from infected felines. Cats become infected with the bacteria via ticks ...