Can a Virus Cause Schizophrenia? Facts and Hypotheses

Name: Can a Virus Cause Schizophrenia? Facts and Hypotheses
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ISBN: 9781402073007

ISBN-10: 1402073003

ISBN-13: 9781402073007

Edition: 2003

Authors: Bradley D. Pearce

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The viral hypothesis has emerged as a very promising field of research in the etiology of schizophrenia, with the body of evidence now so persuasive that the scientific community can no longer discount it. This volume assesses the various sub-theories of the viral hypothesis.

Book details

List price: $169.99
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Springer
Publication date: 11/30/2002
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 144
Size: 6.10" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 2.002



Preface


Acknowledgments



Introduction and History



A brief history of the viral hypothesis



Fundamentals of Viral Infections and Immune Responses in Humans



A primer on general virology



Immune response to viral infections



Persistent viral infections



Encephalitis and Schizophrenia



Viruses and schizophrenia: a plurality of theories



Psychosis in viral encephalitis



The validity gap for the encephalitis connection



Borna diseases virus



Viruses in other psychiatric diseases



Epidemiological Evidence



Epidemiological studies of the viral hypothesis



Seroepidemiological studies



Immune alterations in schizophrenia



The Role of Viral Infections During Neurodevelopment



Brain development



Immunology of the maternal-fetal unit



The viral-developmental hypothesis



Epidemiological studies of perinatal infections in adult schizophrenia



Models and Mechanisms



Specific models



A history lesson from oncology concerning the viral hypothesis



What a viral etiology of schizophrenia does not mean



Conclusion


Index