Textbook of evolutionary psychiatry and psychosomatic medicine : the origins of psychopathology / Martin Brüne, Professor of Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Division of Cognitive Neuropsychiatry and Psychiatric Preventive Medicine Ruhr-University of Bochum, Germany.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brüne, Martin, author.

Standardized Title:

Textbook of evolutionary psychiatry

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psychology, Pathological--History.

Psychology, Pathological.

Medicine, Psychosomatic.

Psychiatry.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (485 p.)

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2016.

Summary:

This work takes an evolutionary perspective to understanding psychiatric and psychosomatic conditions. It explores how the human brain/mind has been shaped by natural and sexual selection and why adaptations to environmental conditions in our evolutionary past may not always work in our best interests.

Contents:

Principles of evolutionary theory, evolutionary psychology, and genetics

The human brain : anatomy, evolution, and function

Human life history

Causes of psychopathology

Autism and other pervasive developmental disorders

Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder

Dementia

Substance abuse and substance dependence

Schizophrenia and related psychotic disorders

Affective disorders

Anxiety disorders

Eating disorders

Personality disorders

Suicidal and self-injurious behaviour

Forensic aspects of psychiatric disorders

Psychotherapy.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed February 06, 2016).

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-102779-0

0-19-181080-0

0-19-102778-2

OCLC:

1336402815