Evolutionary Psychiatry, second edition: A New Beginning Ed 2
Anthony Stevens, "Evolutionary Psychiatry, second edition: A New Beginning Ed 2"
English | ISBN: 0415219795 | 2000 | 328 pages | PDF | 1296 KB
English | ISBN: 0415219795 | 2000 | 328 pages | PDF | 1296 KB
Challenging a medical model which has supplied few effective answers to long-standing conundrums, Evolutionary Psychiatry proposes a new conceptual framework for psychiatry based on Darwinian theory.
Anthony Stevens and John Price argue that psychiatric symptoms are manifestations of ancient adaptive strategies which are no longer necessarily appropriate but which can best be understood and treated in an evolutionary and developmental context. They propose theories to account for the widespread existence of affective disorders, borderline states and schizophrenia, as well as offering solutions for puzzles such as sadomasochism and the function of dreams.
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