Evolutionary psychiatry: foundations, progress and challenges

2023/05/10 by Nesse, Randolph
#Evolutionary medicine #Evolutionary psychiatry #Health Sciences #Mental disorders #Psychiatry #Social psychology #emotions #evolution

paper · doi:10.7302/7214

Abstract

This article provides a broad overview of evolutionary psychiatry, the field that uses the basic science of evolutionary biology to better understand, prevent, and treat mental disorders.

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