EVOLUTION AND POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS by Chris Cantor ( 9781583917718 )

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Title:

EVOLUTION AND POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS

By:

Chris Cantor

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1583917713

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9781583917718

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Publisher:

TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD

Pub. date:

9 June, 2005

Pages:

240

Description:

Post-traumatic stress disorder remains one of the most contentious and poorly understood psychiatric disorders. 'Evolution and Posttraumatic Stress' provides a helpful perspective on its nature and causes.

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.

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4 black & white illustrations, 4 black & white line drawings

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Routledge

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