Mood Genes

Mood Genes
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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages : 250
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ISBN-10 : 9780195131062
ISBN-13 : 0195131061
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Book Synopsis Mood Genes by : Samuel H. Barondes

Download or read book Mood Genes written by Samuel H. Barondes and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1999 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Mood Genes, leading psychiatrist and biological researcher Samuel B arondes answers these questions in a way that renders a complex subjec t both exciting and understandable. Focusing on manic depressive illne ss, which affects about one percent of the population and has long bee n known to run in families, Barondes describes the fascinating hunt fo r genes--called mood genes--that influence the inherited vulnerability to severe mood disorders. He builds the compelling story of this hunt on the histories of two families riddled with manic-depression, expla ining what it means to have an inherited predisposition to a severe mo od disorder, how to find the mood genes that are responsible, and what will happen as mood genes are found.


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