Scared Sick: The Role of Childhood Trauma in Adult Disease (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780465013548)

The first years of human life are more important than we ever realized. In Scared Sick, Robin Karr-Morse connects psychology, neurobiology, endocrinology, immunology, and genetics to demonstrate how chronic fear in infancy and early childhood -- when we are most helpless -- lies at the root of common diseases in adulthood.

Compassionate and based on the latest research, Scared Sick will unveil a major public health crisis. Highlighting case studies and cutting-edge scientific findings, Karr- Morse shows how our innate fight-or-flight system can injure us if overworked in the early stages of life. Persistent stress can trigger diabetes, heart disease, obesity, depression, and addiction later on.

Author: Robin Karr-Morse
ISBN-10: 0465013546
ISBN-13: 9780465013548
Publisher: Basic Books
Language: English
Published: 01/03/2012
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.16lbs
Size: 9.43h x 6.50w x 1.04d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 10/10/2011 pg. 47
Kirkus Reviews 11/01/2011
Library Journal 12/01/2011 pg. 140
Booklist 12/01/2011 pg. 16