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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Oxford Univ Pr on Demand
Publication date
November 4, 1999
Pages
237
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Reprint
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780195131062
ISBN-10
0195131061
Dimensions
0.75 by 5.25 by 8 in.
Weight
0.50 lbs.
Original list price
$39.99
Other format details
university press
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Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: We know that the likelihood of developing many physical diseases, such as diabetes, is determined by genes. But can abnormalities in specific genes also play a part in the development of mental disorders? And, if so, can these genes actually be identified and their discovery put to use in prevention and treatment?
In Mood Genes, leading psychiatrist and biological researcher Samuel Barondes answers these questions in a way that renders a complex subject both exciting and understandable. Focusing on manic depressive illness, which affects about one percent of the population and has long been known to run in families, Barondes describes the fascinating hunt for 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, explaining what it means to have an inherited predisposition to a severe mood disorder, how to find the mood genes that are responsible, and what will happen as mood genes are found.
Not long ago, saying that a behavioral tendency was genetic was generally taken to mean that it was unchangeable. Now we know that finding genes that influence particular behavioral variations may not just be used to foretell our destinies--but also to forestall them.
In Mood Genes, leading psychiatrist and biological researcher Samuel Barondes answers these questions in a way that renders a complex subject both exciting and understandable. Focusing on manic depressive illness, which affects about one percent of the population and has long been known to run in families, Barondes describes the fascinating hunt for 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, explaining what it means to have an inherited predisposition to a severe mood disorder, how to find the mood genes that are responsible, and what will happen as mood genes are found.
Not long ago, saying that a behavioral tendency was genetic was generally taken to mean that it was unchangeable. Now we know that finding genes that influence particular behavioral variations may not just be used to foretell our destinies--but also to forestall them.
Editions
Hardcover
from W H Freeman & Co (April 1, 1998)
9780716729433 | details & prices | 237 pages | 6.25 × 9.75 × 1.00 in. | 1.05 lbs | List price $24.95
About: Examines the scientific quest for a genetic cause of manic-depression, demonstrating how genetic technology can help to explain the causes of some types of human behavior
About: Examines the scientific quest for a genetic cause of manic-depression, demonstrating how genetic technology can help to explain the causes of some types of human behavior
Paperback
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Reprint edition from Oxford Univ Pr on Demand (November 4, 1999)
9780195131062 | details & prices | 237 pages | 5.25 × 8.00 × 0.75 in. | 0.50 lbs | List price $39.99
About: We know that the likelihood of developing many physical diseases, such as diabetes, is determined by genes.
About: We know that the likelihood of developing many physical diseases, such as diabetes, is determined by genes.
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