Scared Sick: The Role of Childhood Trauma in Adult Disease

by Robin Karr-Morse

Book Overview

The first years of human life are more important than we ever realized. In Scared Sick , Robin Karr-Morse connects psychology, neurobiology, endocrinology, immunology, and genetics to demonstrate how chronic fear in infancy and early childhood -- when we are most helpless -- lies at the root of common diseases in adulthood. Compassionate and based on the latest research, Scared Sick will unveil a major public health crisis. Highlighting case studies...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0465013546
• ISBN13: 9780465013548
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Basic Books
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.5" x 9.4"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher