Chapter 1 Animal Models Based on Immune Challenge: The Link to Brain Changes and Schizophrenia

Chapter 2 Developmental Immune Activation Models with Relevance to Schizophrenia

Chapter 3 Rodent Models of Stress-Induced Depression: The Link Between Stress and Immune System Related Changes

Chapter 4 Experimental Human Endotoxemia, Sickness Behavior, and Neuropsychiatric Diseases

Chapter 5 Mild Encephalitis Theory of Psychiatric Disorders

Chapter 6 The Role of Infections and Autoimmune Diseases for Schizophrenia and Depression: Findings from Large-Scale Epidemiological Studies

Chapter 7 Exposure to Microorganisms and Adult Psychiatric Disorders: The Case for a Causal Role of Toxoplasma gondii

Chapter 8 Major Depression: An Immune-Inflammatory Disorder

Chapter 9 Immune System Related Markers: Changes in childhood Neuropsychiatry Disorders Cause and Consequence

Chapter 10 Cytokines and Related Metabolic Markers in Adult Neuropsychiatric Disorders: Possible Roles in Clinical Application

Chapter 11 Depression, the Metabolic Syndrome and Neurodegeneration

Chapter 12 Immunology and Psychiatry

Chapter 13 Role of Autoimmunity and Infections in Tourette Syndrome

Chapter 14 The Role of Inflammation in Autism Spectrum Disorder

Chapter 15 The Role of Inflammation in Alzheimer’s Disease

Chapter 16 Do Antidepressants Exert Effects on the Immune System?

Chapter 17 Immunomodulation as Therapeutic Approach in Schizophrenia and Depression: State of the Art

Chapter 18 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in Adult Psychiatric Disorders: A Comprehensive Overview