Title: Neuropsychiatric disorders and infection /
Authors: Fatemi, S. Hossein.
Publisher: Taylor & Francis,
Year: 2005
Subjects: Communicable Diseases complications; Neurobehavioral disorders Etiology.; Infection.; Mental Disorders etiology; Neuropsychiatry Infections.
Abstract: Examines the role that infectious agents playin the etiology of various neuropsychiatric disorders, including schizophrenia, autism, mood disorders and obsessive-compulsive disorder. Provides an analysis of the emerging field of neuropsychiatric disorders by examining the evidence from epidemiologic, serologic and animal models.
Contents: Section 1. Schizophrenia -- section 2. Mood disorders -- section 3. PANDAS, OCD, tics, and Tourette's syndrome -- section 4. Autism -- section 5. MR and cerebral palsy -- section 6. Dementias -- section 7. Anorexia and bulimia -- section 8. Personality disorders.