Evolution and Posttraumatic Stress

Disorders of Vigilance and Defence

Inbunden, Engelska, 2005

Av Chris Cantor, Australia) Cantor, Chris (University of Queensland

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Posttraumatic Stress Disorder remains one of the most contentious and poorly understood psychiatric disorders. Evolution and Posttraumatic Stress provides a valuable new perspective on its nature and causes.This book is the first to examine PTSD from an evolutionary perspective. Beginning with a review of conventional theories, Chris Cantor provides a clear and succinct overview of the history, clinical features and epidemiology of PTSD before going on to introduce and integrate evolutionary theory. Subjects discussed include:The evolution of human defensive behaviours A clinical perspective of PTSD Defence in overdrive: evolution, PTSD and parsimony This original presentation of PTSD as a defensive strategy describes how the use of evolutionary theory provides a more coherent and successful model for diagnosis, greatly improving understanding of usually mystifying symptoms. It will be of great interest to psychiatrists, psychotherapists, psychologists, and anthropologists.

Produktinformation

  • Utgivningsdatum2005-06-09
  • Mått138 x 216 x undefined mm
  • Vikt420 g
  • FormatInbunden
  • SpråkEngelska
  • Antal sidor238
  • FörlagTaylor & Francis Ltd
  • ISBN9781583917701