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Microorganisms and Mental Health

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Editors:
  1. Jonathan Savitz

    1. Laureate Inst for Brain Research, Tulsa, USA

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  2. Robert H. Yolken

    1. Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Dept, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA

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  • Synthesizes diverse perspectives of evidence for the role of microorganisms in mental health & disease
  • Covers several major mental and neurological illnesses as well as different microorganisms
  • Chapters written by leading experts from around the world

Part of the book series: Current Topics in Behavioral Neurosciences (CTBN, volume 61)

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Evolutionary Aspects of Infections: Inflammation and Sickness Behaviors

    • Robert Dantzer
    Pages 1-14

  3. The Immune System and Depression: From Epidemiological to Clinical Evidence

    • Nina Vindegaard Sørensen, Michael Eriksen Benros
    Pages 15-34

  4. Infections, Inflammation, and Psychiatric Illness: Review of Postmortem Evidence

    • Maree J. Webster
    Pages 35-48

  5. Infections During Pregnancy and Risks for Adult Psychosis: Findings from the New England Family Study

    • Stephen L. Buka, Younga Heather Lee, Jill M. Goldstein
    Pages 49-69

  6. Sources and Translational Relevance of Heterogeneity in Maternal Immune Activation Models

    • Urs Meyer
    Pages 71-91

  7. Evolutionary Aspects of Diverse Microbial Exposures and Mental Health: Focus on “Old Friends” and Stress Resilience

    • Lamya’a M. Dawud, Evan M. Holbrook, Christopher A. Lowry
    Pages 93-117

  8. The Microbiome and Mental Health Across the Lifespan

    • Faith Dickerson, Amanda Hazel Dilmore, Filipa Godoy-Vitorino, Tanya T. Nguyen, Martin Paulus, Adrian A. Pinto-Tomas et al.
    Pages 119-140

  9. Influences of the Immune System and Microbiome on the Etiology of ASD and GI Symptomology of Autistic Individuals

    • Amanda Kim, Corina R. Zisman, Calliope Holingue
    Pages 141-161

  10. Fungal Forces in Mental Health: Microbial Meddlers or Function Fixers?

    • Emily G. Severance
    Pages 163-179

  11. Effect of Cytomegalovirus on the Immune System: Implications for Aging and Mental Health

    • Bart N. Ford, Jonathan Savitz
    Pages 181-214

  12. Effect of Cytomegalovirus Infection on the Central Nervous System: Implications for Psychiatric Disorders

    • Haixia Zheng, Jonathan Savitz
    Pages 215-241

  13. Herpesvirus Infections in the Human Brain: A Neural Cell Model of the Complement System Derived from Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells

    • Ernesto T. A. Marques, Matthew Demers, Leonardo D’Aiuto, Priscila M. S. Castanha, Jason Yeung, Joel A. Wood et al.
    Pages 243-264

  14. Non-SARS Coronaviruses in Individuals with Psychiatric Disorders

    • Faith B. Dickerson, Emily G. Severance, Robert H. Yolken
    Pages 265-278

  15. Neuropsychiatric Symptoms and Tick-Borne Diseases

    • Shannon L. Delaney, Lilly A. Murray, Brian A. Fallon
    Pages 279-302

  16. Behavioral Changes Induced by Latent Toxoplasmosis Could Arise from CNS Inflammation and Neuropathogenesis

    • Jianchun Xiao
    Pages 303-313

  17. Therapeutic Implications of the Microbial Hypothesis of Mental Illness

    • Jonathan Savitz, Robert H. Yolken
    Pages 315-351
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About this book

This volume contains up-to-date contributions written by leading experts in the role played by various microorganisms in psychiatric and neurological illness. The initial chapters present an evolutionary framework for the impact of microorganisms on behavior. This is followed by historical and epidemiological perspectives of the role of viruses in psychiatric illness. Subsequent chapters focus on different classes of microorganisms and psychiatric illnesses and emphasize diverse research approaches ranging from preclinical models to therapeutic interventions.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Laureate Inst for Brain Research, Tulsa, USA

    Jonathan Savitz

  • Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Dept, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA

    Robert H. Yolken

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Microorganisms and Mental Health

  • Editors: Jonathan Savitz, Robert H. Yolken

  • Series Title: Current Topics in Behavioral Neurosciences

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-24333-2

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-24332-5Published: 22 February 2023

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-24335-6Published: 23 February 2024

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-24333-2Published: 21 February 2023

  • Series ISSN: 1866-3370

  • Series E-ISSN: 1866-3389

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 351

  • Number of Illustrations: 70 b/w illustrations, 30 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Psychiatry, Neurology, Neurosciences, Immunology

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