Evolution theory: An overview of its applications in psychiatry

Psychopathology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 17-27

  Baptista, Trino ^a,d,e   Aldana, Elis ^b   Angeles, Félix ^c   Beaulieu, Serge ^d  

^a Universidad De Los Andes Facultad de Medicina   (Venezuela)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Venezuela)

^c Ministerio del Poder Popular para la Salud   (Venezuela)

^d MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e NONE   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Adoptation; Exaptation; Mental disorders; Natural selection

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONCEPT FORMATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; ETHOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; REVIEW; SCIENTIST;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; EVOLUTION; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SOCIOBIOLOGY;

EID: 36348946960     PISSN: 02544962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000109951     Document Type: Review

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