Evolutionary Psychiatry – A New Vision for Mental Health

Bad Feelings, Best Explanations: In Defence of the Propitiousness Theory of the Low Mood System

Author: Editorial 26th January 2024 0 Comments

This paper by James Turner has been published by Erkenntnis. The abstract says: “There are three main accounts of the proper function of the low mood system (LMS): the social risk theory, the disease theory, and the propitiousness theory. Adjudicating between…
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depression, disease theory, Erkenntnis, Evolutionary Psychiatry, evolutionary psychology, James Turner, low mood, low mood system, propitiousness theory, social risk theory

Shamans Among Us: Schizophrenia, Shamanism and the Evolutionary Origins of Religion

Author: Editorial 21st December 2022 0 Comments

This book comes from Joseph Polimeni. The publishers say: “Schizophrenia is one of the most enigmatic human experiences. While it can cause terrible distress, it doesn’t fit the mold of a classic medical disease. In Shamans Among Us, Joseph Polimeni shows…
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books, evolution, Evolutionary Psychiatry, Joseph Polimeni, Martin Brüne, religion, schizophrenia, shamanism, shamans

Depression Might Be Trying to Tell Us Something

Author: Editorial 1st September 2022 0 Comments

This article by Justin Garson has been published in Psychology Today. It begins: “KEY POINTS Medical breakthroughs don’t always come from discovering new facts but also from seeing old facts in a new way.An emerging evolutionary paradigm sees depression as a…
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depression, Evolutionary Psychiatry, New Approaches, Psychology Today

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