{"product_id":"evolutionary-psychiatry-anthony-stevens-9781138824560","title":"Evolutionary Psychiatry: A New Beginning","description":"\u003cp\u003eEvolutionary 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnthony 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReadily accessible to both the specialist and non-specialist reader, \u003ci\u003eEvolutionary Psychiatry\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis Classic Edition of the book includes a new preface by Anthony Stevens and a foreword by Paul Gilbert. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Anthony Stevens,John Price\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1138824569\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781138824560\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/15\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 314\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.81d","brand":"Anthony Stevens","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48622049657087,"sku":"9781138824560","price":225.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/evolutionary-psychiatry-anthony-stevens-9781138824560","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}