Infectious madness the surprising science of how we "catch" mental illness
"Is it possible to catch autism or OCD the same way we catch the flu? Can a child's contact with cat litter lead to schizophrenia? In her eye-opening new book, National Book Critics Circle Award-winning author Harriet Washington reveals that we can in fact "catch" mental illness....
| Main Author: | Washington, Harriet A. (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Little, Brown and Company,
2015.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- chapter 1: Germ Theory Redux: The Acquisition of Mental Illness
- Chapter 2: The Fetus as Battleground: Early Exposure and Psychiatric Fate
- Chapter 3: Growing Pains: "Catching" Anorexia, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, and Tourette's
- Chapter 4:Gut Feelings: The Brain in Your Belly
- Chapter 5: Microbial Culture: Pathogens and the Shaping of Societies
- Chapter 6: Winning at Evolutionary Chess: Strategies to Outwit Pathogens
- Chapter 7: Tropical Madness: Infection and Neglect in the Developing World
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- Index.