Mood Genes

Hunting for Origins of Mania and Depression

S.H. Barondes (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

256 Seiten

1999
Penguin Books Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-14-027950-4 (ISBN)

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Genes determine physical characteristics, but can they affect the mental ones, such as the way we feel? Barondes answers the question by focusing on two families with long histories of manic depression. By tracing the path of the illness back through generations, he shows ways to physically isolate the genes that influence human behaviour.

This text explains how our genetic background can affect our emotional and psychological behaviour, especially in mood disorders such as manic depression. Focusing on two families, both with a history of manic depression, the author leads the reader through the process of discovering clues in family histories, and attempts to uncover common DNA patterns in family members now living with the disease.

Michael's family; a single morbid process?; the astonishing leap from traits to genes; from peas to people; some tools for the hunt; hunting without a map; Ana's family; hot spots in the genome; both good seed and bad; grappling with fate; "better than well" - some trouble with Michael.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	4.3.1999
Reihe/Serie	Penguin Press Science S.
Zusatzinfo	diagrams, notes, bibliography, index
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	128 x 198 mm
Gewicht	191 g
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Neurologie
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Psychiatrie / Psychotherapie
	Studium ► 2. Studienabschnitt (Klinik) ► Humangenetik
ISBN-10	0-14-027950-4 / 0140279504
ISBN-13	978-0-14-027950-4 / 9780140279504
Zustand	Neuware