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Editorial
. 2009 Dec;195(6):471-2.
doi: 10.1192/bjp.bp.109.072074.

Evolution at 150: time for truly biological psychiatry

Randolph M Nesse
Editorial

Evolution at 150: time for truly biological psychiatry

Randolph M Nesse. Br J Psychiatry. 2009 Dec.

Abstract

Darwin's On the Origin of Species was published 150 years ago, but evolution is just now being recognised as the missing half of a truly biological psychiatry. The general framework offered by an evolutionary perspective may be as valuable as its specific applications.

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    Douzenis A, Seretis D, Rizos E, Michopoulos I, Christodoulou C, Lykouras L. Douzenis A, et al. Br J Psychiatry. 2010 Mar;196(3):246-7; author reply 247-8. doi: 10.1192/bjp.196.3.246a. Br J Psychiatry. 2010. PMID: 20194552 No abstract available.
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