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Mental Health and Illness of Children and Adolescents

Part of the book series: Mental Health and Illness Worldwide ((MHIW))

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Abstract

Infections are implicated as causes of mental illness in both prenatal and postnatal life. Intellectual disability in children, and schizophrenia in adults, can result from infective agents. Children’s mental development and welfare can both be compromised by infective causes of disease. This chapter describes prenatal and postnatal effects of viruses, bacteria, protozoa, and fungi on mental life. Research has made great advances in understanding how to prevent and treat them. Delivery of effective interventions in poor countries is hampered by violence and deficiencies in services for mothers and children.

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  1. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Department, Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London, London, UK

    Eric Taylor

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  1. King’s College London, London, UK

    Eric Taylor

  2. Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

    F. C. Verhulst

  3. National University Hospital, Singapore, Singapore

    John Wong

  4. Kyushu University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan

    Keiko Yoshida

  5. King's College London, London, UK

    Anula Nikapota

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    Eric Taylor

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Taylor, E. (2020). Infectious Diseases. In: Taylor, E., Verhulst, F., Wong, J., Yoshida, K., Nikapota, A. (eds) Mental Health and Illness of Children and Adolescents. Mental Health and Illness Worldwide. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-0753-8_63-1

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