1972年初,伊拉克一些农村发生了不少汞中毒病例,主要原因是由于进食了用甲基汞处理的麦种做的面包。全国有6,530例住院,其中450例死亡(Bakir,F.等:Sci.181:230,1973)。本文作者报导这次事件中43例患者的精神病表现,其中36例为住院患者,7例为亲属。男性21例,年龄6～70岁;女性22例,年龄2～70岁。患者进食含毒面包数周至3个月,每 In early 1972, many mercury poisoning cases occurred in some villages in Iraq, mainly due to the consumption of bread made from wheatmeal treated with methylmercury. There were 6,530 hospitalizations nationwide, 450 of which were fatal (Bakir, F. et al .: Sci. 181: 230, 1973). The authors report on the psychiatric performance of 43 patients in this incident, of which 36 were hospitalized and 7 were relatives. 21 males, aged 6 to 70 years; 22 females, aged 2 to 70 years. Patients eat poisonous bread for weeks to three months, each