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Evolution and posttraumatic stress
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- Book Synopsis
- 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.
- About The Author
- Chris Cantor is Adjunct Senior Lecturer in Psychiatry at the University of Queensland, Australia.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781583917701
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Routledge, (09 June 2005)
- Number of Pages
- 222
- Weight
- 420 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 216 x 138 x 24 mm
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