The Evolution of Anxiety | Randolph Nesse | Evolving Psychiatry Podcast #8
Randolph Nesse's second interview covers anxiety of all kinds; why are humans so vulnerable to it, where it is helpful and harmful, and his experience treating patients with anxiety whilst informed by an evolutionary perspective.
This episode is based on a chapter titled 'Anxiety Disorders in Evolutionary Perspective', authored by Randolph Nesse. It is chapter 7 in the book 'Evolutionary Psychiatry: Current Perspectives on Evolution and Mental Health", published by Cambridge University Press.
The book is available for purchase here:
via Cambridge University Press: https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/...
via Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Evolutionary...
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