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Title: | Is Depression "Evolutionary" or Just "Adaptive"? A Comment | Contributor(s): | Sharpley, Chris (author) ; Bitsika, Vicki (author) | Publication Date: | 2010 | DOI: | 10.1155/2010/631502 | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/7358 | Abstract: | Some recent explanations of depression have suggested that it may be "evolutionary" in that there are advantages to the depressed individual which arise from some aspects of depressive symptomatology. While the depressive behaviour of withdrawal from the adverse environment may provide some immediate benefits to the depressed individual, thus making it potentially "adaptive" in the short-term, this does not fit the biological definition of "evolutionary". In fact, depression does not meet two of the three required criteria from natural selection in order to be evolutionary. Therefore, while some depressive behaviour may be advantageous for the depressed individual, and is therefore "adaptive" in an immediate sense, it cannot be accurately described as "evolutionary". Implications for research and clinical practice are discussed. | Publication Type: | Journal Article | Source of Publication: | Depression Research and Treatment, v.2010, p. 1-7 | Publisher: | Hindawi Limited | Place of Publication: | United States of America | ISSN: | 2090-133X 2090-1321 |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 110319 Psychiatry (incl Psychotherapy) | Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: | 320903 Central nervous system | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 920111 Nervous System and Disorders | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: | 200409 Mental health | Peer Reviewed: | Yes | HERDC Category Description: | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal |
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