Mood Genes
Hunting for Origins of Mania and Depression (Oxford Paperbacks)
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Word Count
59,250 words, Guess
Page Count
237 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archivemoodgeneshunting0000baro
- ISBN-100195131061
- ISBN-139780195131062
- Goodreads2351302
- Library of Congress Control Number99011427
and 3 more
- OCLC Control Number40610053
- Better World Books9780195131062
- Open LibraryOL7388919M
Classifications
- LCCRC537.B3385 1999
- LCCRC537 .B3385 1999
- DDC616.89/5042
and 1 more
- LCCRC537 .B3385 1998
Description
We know that many physical characteristics are determined by genes. But do genes also affect mental characteristics, such as the way we feel? Can abnormalities in specific genes lead to mental disorders? And, if so, can these genes actually be identified and their discovery put to use in prevention and treatment? In this book, leading psychiatrist and biological researcher Samuel Barondes answers these questions by focusing on manic-depressive illness - a common and dramatic mood disorder characterized by wild swings from the most euphoric of highs to the darkest of lows. Because this disease tends to run in families, it has long been suspected that specific genes may be responsible. As Barondes and his colleagues try to find these mood genes, they hope to develop an entirely new way of understanding manic-depression.
First Sentence
When Michael was in kindergarten his mother, Flora, was overwhelmed by her first attack of mania.
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