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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Demeneix, Barbara, author.     Subjects     Mental illness -- Environmental aspects.     Mental health -- Environmental aspects.     Mental illness -- Case studies.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Demeneix, Barbara, author.       by title:      Losing our minds : h...         MARC Display

Losing our minds : how environmental pollution impairs human intelligence and mental health / Barbara Demeneix. by Demeneix, Barbara, author. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2014. Subjects Mental illness -- Environmental aspects.   Mental health -- Environmental aspects.   Mental illness -- Case studies. ISBN:  9780199917518 (hardback) 0199917515 (hardback) Series:  Oxford series in behavioral neuroendocrinology. Description:  xxiii, 284 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. Contents:  Machine generated contents note: -- Contents -- 1. Chemical Pollution and IQ Loss in Children: Learning from the Past -- 2. Thyroid Hormone, Iodine, Selenium, and Mercury -- 3. Thyroid Hormone and Brain Development: Bridging Environment to Gene Expression -- 4. Thyroid Hormone Signalling as a Target of Multiple Pollutants -- 5. Examples of Chemical Pollution Targeting Thyroid Hormone Action -- 6. Mixtures and Low Doses: The Complexity of Risk Assessment -- 7. Autism Spectrum Disorder, Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Congenital Hypothyroidism: The Case for Gene x Environment Interactions -- 8. What Can Be Done by Individuals, Associations and Governments: Time to End the Pied Piper Scenario. Requests:  0 Summary:  "The exponential increases in neurodevelopmental disorders implicate environmental factors as well as genetic causes. Flame-retardants, pesticides, plasticizers, and other every-day products contain chemicals shown to affect thyroid hormone signaling, which, if disrupted, can result in significant impairment in IQ. Across entire populations, such effects spell large-scale social and economic consequences. Barbara Demeneix suggests what can and must be done to halt and reverse this disturbing trend"--   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Hawaii State Library Social Science & Philosophy 362.19689 De Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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