Infectious Madness: The Surprising Science of How We Catch Mental Illness

by Harriet A. Washington

Book Overview

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,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0316277800
• ISBN13: 9780316277808
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: Little Brown and Company
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.5"