Book contents
- Evolutionary Psychiatry
- Reviews
- Evolutionary Psychiatry
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Preface
- Chapter 1 Introduction to Evolutionary Psychiatry
- Chapter 2 The Biopsychosocial Model Advanced by Evolutionary Theory
- Chapter 3 Hominin Evolution I
- Chapter 4 Hominin Evolution II
- Chapter 5 Hunter-Gatherers, Mismatch and Mental Disorder
- Chapter 6 Why Do Mental Disorders Persist?
- Chapter 7 Anxiety Disorders in Evolutionary Perspective
- Chapter 8 Evolutionary Perspectives on Depression
- Chapter 9 On the Randomness of Suicide
- Chapter 10 Evolutionary Perspectives on Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders
- Chapter 11 Evolutionary Perspectives on Eating Disorders
- Chapter 12 Substance Abuse and Evolution
- Chapter 13 The Social Function of Alcohol from an Evolutionary Perspective
- Chapter 14 Evolutionary Perspectives on Childhood Trauma
- Chapter 15 Evolutionary Perspectives on Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Chapter 16 Maternal Negativity and Child Maltreatment
- Chapter 17 Alzheimer’s Disease as a Disease of Evolutionary Mismatch, with a Focus on Reproductive Life History
- Chapter 18 Psychopharmacology and Evolution
- Chapter 19 What the Evolutionary and Cognitive Sciences Offer the Sciences of Crime and Justice
- Chapter 20 Evolutionary Thinking and Clinical Care of Psychiatric Patients
- Index
- References
Chapter 1 - Introduction to Evolutionary Psychiatry
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 08 September 2022
- Evolutionary Psychiatry
- Reviews
- Evolutionary Psychiatry
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Preface
- Chapter 1 Introduction to Evolutionary Psychiatry
- Chapter 2 The Biopsychosocial Model Advanced by Evolutionary Theory
- Chapter 3 Hominin Evolution I
- Chapter 4 Hominin Evolution II
- Chapter 5 Hunter-Gatherers, Mismatch and Mental Disorder
- Chapter 6 Why Do Mental Disorders Persist?
- Chapter 7 Anxiety Disorders in Evolutionary Perspective
- Chapter 8 Evolutionary Perspectives on Depression
- Chapter 9 On the Randomness of Suicide
- Chapter 10 Evolutionary Perspectives on Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders
- Chapter 11 Evolutionary Perspectives on Eating Disorders
- Chapter 12 Substance Abuse and Evolution
- Chapter 13 The Social Function of Alcohol from an Evolutionary Perspective
- Chapter 14 Evolutionary Perspectives on Childhood Trauma
- Chapter 15 Evolutionary Perspectives on Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Chapter 16 Maternal Negativity and Child Maltreatment
- Chapter 17 Alzheimer’s Disease as a Disease of Evolutionary Mismatch, with a Focus on Reproductive Life History
- Chapter 18 Psychopharmacology and Evolution
- Chapter 19 What the Evolutionary and Cognitive Sciences Offer the Sciences of Crime and Justice
- Chapter 20 Evolutionary Thinking and Clinical Care of Psychiatric Patients
- Index
- References
Summary
This introductory chapter serves multiple purposes. Its primary aim is to introduce psychiatrists and other mental health professionals who are new to Darwinian thinking to some of the basic concepts and terminology of evolutionary science in order to ease their progress through the remaining chapters of this volume. Another aim is to provide a distillation and update of some significant theoretical and other developments in a variety of evolutionary disciplines relevant to psychiatry and psychology that would be of benefit to all readers, including existing evolutionists. Given the constraints of space, there will inevitably be significant omissions. We have elected to cover the basics of standard evolutionary theory, as well as some of the basic principles of evolutionary psychology and medicine. We also briefly survey some of the recent developments in the evolutionary literature on cultural evolution and related fields. We recognise that a balance needs to be struck between covering as wide an area as possible without the chapter becoming a glossary of terms. Readers unfamiliar with specialised evolutionary terms are advised to consult the glossary on the Evolutionary Psychiatry Special Interest Group at the Royal College of Psychiatrists’ website: www.epsig.org (click on ‘About us’ then ‘Resources’).
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- Evolutionary PsychiatryCurrent Perspectives on Evolution and Mental Health, pp. 1 - 18Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022