Infectious behavior : brain-immune connections in autism, schizophrenia, and depression / Paul H. Patterson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Patterson, Paul H.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mental illness--Immunological aspects.

Mental illness.

Psychology, Pathological.

Physical Description:

xiv, 162 p. : ill. (some col.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, MA : MIT Press, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Studies the possible interplay between the brain, immune system, and mental illnesses; how the discrepancies in the immune system can affect pregnant women and their fetuses; and the pros and cons of child vaccinations.

Contents:

Fever and madness

Brain-immune connections, stress, and depression

The battleground of the fetal-maternal environment

Prenatal origins of adult health and disease

Infections and behavior

Animal models of autism, schizophrenia, and depression?

Immune involvement in autism, schizophrenia and depression

Pre- and postnatal vaccination : risks and benefits

Reasons for optimism

Perspectives.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-262-29767-1

1-283-30279-9

9786613302793

0-262-29856-2

OCLC:

756496910

Publisher Number:

9780262298568