Evolutionary Psychiatry was first published in 1996, the second
edition followed in 2000. This ground breaking book challenged the
medical model which supplied few effective answers to long-standing
conundrums. A comprehensive introduction to the science of
Darwinian Psychiatry, the second edition included important fresh
material on a number of disorders, along with a chapter on
research. 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. This Classic Edition of the book includes a
new preface by Anthony Stevens and a foreword by Paul Gilbert.
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