Evolutionary psychiatry: a new College special interest group

Evolutionary science remains an overlooked area in psychiatry and medicine. The newly established Royal College of Psychiatrists' Evolutionary Psychiatry Special Interest Group aims to reverse this trend by raising the profile of evolutionary thinking among College members and others further af...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Abed, Riadh, St John-Smith, Paul
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Royal College of Psychiatrists 2016
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Editorial
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5046779/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27752339
http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/pb.bp.115.052407
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Sumario:Evolutionary science remains an overlooked area in psychiatry and medicine. The newly established Royal College of Psychiatrists' Evolutionary Psychiatry Special Interest Group aims to reverse this trend by raising the profile of evolutionary thinking among College members and others further afield. Here we provide a brief outline of the importance of the evolutionary approach to both the theory and practice of psychiatry and for future research.

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