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Why zebras don't get ulcers

Explains how prolonged stress causes or intensifies a range of physical and mental afflictions, including depression, ulcers, colitis, heart disease, and memory loss.

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Main Author:	Sapolsky, Robert M.
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Times Books, Ã2004.
Edition:	3rd ed.
Subjects:	Stress (Physiology) Stress (Psychology) Stress management.
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Summary:	Explains how prolonged stress causes or intensifies a range of physical and mental afflictions, including depression, ulcers, colitis, heart disease, and memory loss.
Item Description:	"An Owl Book." "1st Owl Books ed."--Title page verso.
Physical Description:	xv, 539 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 418-515) and index.
ISBN:	9780805073690 0805073698
Author Notes:	Robert M. Sapolsky is a Professor of Biology & Neurology at Stanford & a Research Associate with the Institute of Primate Research, National Museums of Kenya. He is the author of "The Trouble with Testosterone" & "Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers", both Los Angeles Times Book Award finalists. A regular contributor to Discover & The Sciences & a recipient of a MacArthur Foundation genius grant, Sapolsky lives in San Francisco, California. (Bowker Author Biography)