evolutionary biology – A New Vision for Mental Health

The helpful delusion: Evidence is growing that mental illness is more than dysfunction, with enormous implications for treatment

Author: Editorial 28th November 2022 0 Comments

This article by Prof. Justin Garson has been published in Aeon magazine. It begins: “Most people thought my dad lived alone. He didn’t. He lived with God and the French actress Catherine Deneuve. They were outside of him but somehow projected…
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a wellbeing society

Aeon, depression, evolution, evolutionary biology, hearing voices, psychiatry

A Hunter-Gatherer’s Guide to the 21st Century: Evolution and the Challenges of Modern Life

Author: Editorial 15th July 2022 0 Comments

This book has be written by Heather Heying and Bret Weinstein. The publisher says: “A bold, provocative exploration of the tension between our evolutionary history and our modern woes – and what we can do about it We are living through…
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books, Bret Weinstein, diet, Education, evolutionary biology, Heather Heying, parenting styles, sleep patterns, wellbeing

The Idea of the Brain: A History

Author: Editorial 1st June 2022 0 Comments

This book has been written by Prof. Mathew Cobb. The publishers say: “This is the story of our quest to understand the most mysterious object in the universe: the human brain. Today we tend to picture it as a computer. Earlier…
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artificial intelligence, books, brain, consciousness, evolution, evolutionary biology, Mathew Cobb, neuroscience, Research

Neuropolis: A Brain Science Survival Guide

Author: Editorial 26th May 2022 0 Comments

This book has been written by Robert Newman. The publishers say: “Are we our brains? How can you map the mind? Can brain scans read our minds? Based on Rob Newman’s live stand-up show and new BBC Radio 4 series, his…
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a coherent system

books, brain, evolutionary biology, neuroscience, New Approaches, reductionism, Robert Newman

Primum non nocere: an evolutionary analysis of whether antidepressants do more harm than good

Author: Editorial 20th April 2022 0 Comments

This review has been published on the PubMed website. The abstract says: “Antidepressant medications are the first-line treatment for people meeting current diagnostic criteria for major depressive disorder. Most antidepressants are designed to perturb the mechanisms that regulate the neurotransmitter serotonin…
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collaborative practice

antidepressant side-effects, antidepressants, depression, evolutionary biology, placebo effect, PubMed, serotonin

We’ve Got Depression All Wrong. It’s Trying to Save Us.

Author: Editorial 11th January 2021 0 Comments

“New theories recognize depression as part of a biological survival strategy.” This article in Psychology Today has been written by Dr. Alison Escalante. It begins: “For generations, we have seen depression as an illness, an unnecessary deviation from normal functioning. It’s an…
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Alison Escalante, anxiety, autonomic nervous system, depression, evolutionary biology, New Approaches, polyvagal theory, Psychology Today

Are mental health disorders ever purely biological?

Author: Editorial 5th October 2020 0 Comments

“Think about the basic framework of this proposition: an animal that has evolved for millions of years, roughly 350,000 in the present form, experiences its greatest century to date in terms of population expansion, while simultaneously billions of our brains…
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collaborative practice

anthropology, Big Think, biochemical imbalance, Derek Beres, Edward Hagen, evolutionary biology, Kristen Syme, psychiatry

Good Reasons for Bad Feelings: Insights from the Frontier of Evolutionary Psychiatry

Author: Editorial 25th July 2019 0 Comments

This book has been written by Randolph Nesse. The publishers say: “With his classic book Why We Get Sick, Randolph Nesse established the field of evolutionary medicine. Now he returns with a book that transforms our understanding of mental disorders by exploring…
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emotion-focused care

books, Darwinism, evolutionary biology, evolutionary medicine, Evolutionary Psychiatry, New Approaches, Randolph Nesse

The Age of Empathy: Nature’s Lessons for a Kinder Society

Author: Editorial 2nd January 2019 0 Comments

“Empathy is a key concept in mental healthcare and the creation of a wellbeing society that fosters good mental health. Hence the relevance of “ The Age of Empathy: Nature’s Lessons for a Kinder Society “, written by biologist and primatologist Dr Frans de Waal. The publishers say: “Empathy holds…
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books, empathy, evolutionary biology, Frans de Waal, kindness, nature, primatology, social empathy

The Culture of Our Discontent: Beyond the Medical Model of Mental Illness

Author: Editorial 15th August 2017 1 Comment

This book has been written by Prof. Meredith Small. The publishers say: “By many estimations, the Western medical model of mental health is dangerously incomplete. If we step outside of the traditional disease model there are many new and different…
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anthropology, book, cross-cultural influences, Culture & Society, evolutionary biology, Meredith Small, nutrition, social influences