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Record Nr.

UNINA9910781877103321

Autore

Patterson Paul H

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2011

ISBN

0-262-29767-1

1-283-30279-9

9786613302793

0-262-29856-2

Descrizione fisica

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

Disciplina

616.89/071

Soggetti

Mental illness - Immunological aspects

Psychology, Pathological

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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.