This volume contains up-to-date contributions written by leading experts in the role played by various microorganisms in psychiatric and neurological illness. The initial chapters present an evolutionary framework for the impact of microorganisms on behavior. This is followed by historical and epidemiological perspectives of the role of viruses in psychiatric illness. Subsequent chapters focus on different classes of microorganisms and psychiatric illnesses and emphasize diverse research approaches ranging from preclinical models to therapeutic interventions.
Evolutionary aspects of infections: inflammation and sickness behavior.-
Evolutionary aspects of diverse microbial exposures and mental health: focus
on old friends and stress resilience.- Influences of the immune system and
microbiome on the etiology of ASD and GI symptomology of autistic
individuals.- The Microbiome and Mental Health Across the Life Span.- The
immune system and depression: From epidemiological to clinical evidence.-
Infections, Inflammation, and Psychiatric Illness: Review of Postmortem
Evidence.- Sources and Translational Relevance of Heterogeneity in Maternal
Immune Activation Models.- Infections during pregnancy and risks for adult
psychosis: Findings from the New England Family Study.- Non-SARS
Coronaviruses in Individuals with Psychiatric Disorders.- Herpesvirus
infections in the human brain: a neural cell model of the complement system
derived from induced pluripotent stem cells.- Effect of cytomegalovirus on
the immune system: implications for aging and mental health.- Effect of
cytomegalovirus on the brain: implications for psychiatric disorders.- Fungal
forces in mental health: microbial meddlers or function fixers?.- Behavioral
Changes Induced by Latent Toxoplasmosis could arise from CNS Inflammation and
Neuropathogenesis.- Borreliae and Related Agents.- Therapeutic Implications
of the Microbial Hypothesis of Mental Illness.
