Infectious Madness
The Surprising Science of How We "Catch" Mental Illness
Harriet A. Washington
- A
- groundbreaking
- look
- at
- the
- connection
- between
- germs
- and
- mental
- illness,
- and
- how
- we
- can
- protect
- ourselves.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.
- In
- Infectious
- Madness,
- Washington
- presents
- the
- new
- germ
- theory,
- which
- posits
- not
- only
- that
- many
- instances
- of
- Alzheimer's,
- OCD,
- and
- schizophrenia
- are
- caused
- by
- viruses,
- prions,
- and
- bacteria,
- but
- also
- that
- with
- antibiotics,
- vaccinations,
- and
- other
- strategies,
- these
- cases
- can
- be
- easily
- prevented
- or
- treated.Packed
- with
- cutting-edge
- research
- and
- tantalizing
- mysteries,
- Infectious
- Madness
- is
- rich
- in
- science,
- characters,
- and
- practical
- advice
- on
- how
- to
- protect
- yourself
- and
- your
- children
- from
- exposure
- to
- infectious
- threats
- that
- could
- sabotage
- your
- mental
- and
- physical health.
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