Evolutionary Psychiatry
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978-0-415-13839-0 (ISBN)
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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. Particularly important are the theories Stevens and Price propose to account for the worldwide existence of mood disorders and schizophrenia, as well as offering solutions for such puzzles as paedophilia, sado-masochism and the function of dreams.
Readily accessible to both the specialist and non-specialist reader, Evolutionary Psychiatry describes in detail the disorders and conditions commonly encountered in psychiatric practice and shows how evolutionary theory can account for their biological origins and functional nature.
Anthony Stevens has spent his professional life working as a Jungian analyst, psychiatrist and writer. He is a graduate of Oxford University and in addition to a Doctorate in Medicine has two degrees in Psychology. He is a Senior Member of the Independent Group of Analytical Psychologists and a Member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. John Price has worked for the Medical Research Council Psychiatric Genetics Unit, and as a Consultant Psychiatrist in the NHS. He is a former Senior Lecturer in Psychological Medicine at the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne and was Chairman of the Section on Psychotherapy of the World Psychiatric Association.
Introduction. Part I: Evolutionary Psychiatry: An Introduction. Historical Background. Human Nature: Its Evolution and Development. Principles of Psychopathology. Attachment, Rank and Psychiatry. Part II: Disorders of Attachment and Rank. Mood Disorders. Personality Disorders. Obsessional Disorders. Anxiety and Phobic Disorders. Eating Disorders. Part III: Borderline States. The Borderline State. Borderline Personality Disorders. Part IV: Spacing Disorders. Spacing Personality Disorders. Schizophrenia. Part V: Reproductive Disorders. Reproductive Success and Failure. Homosexuality. Sadomasochism. Paedophilia. Part VI: Dreams, Treatment, Research and the Future. Sleep and Dreams. Classification. Treatment. Research. Towards a Science of Humanity.
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 5.9.1996 |
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Verlagsort | London |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Psychiatrie / Psychotherapie |
Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Evolution | |
ISBN-10 | 0-415-13839-6 / 0415138396 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-415-13839-0 / 9780415138390 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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