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Randy Nessie Discusses the Evolution of Mental Disorders
00:00 - 01:11 (01:11)
Randy Nessie, founder of the field of evolutionary medicine and evolutionary psychiatry, explores why mental disorders are so common in humans despite natural selection. The episode covers topics such as evolution's role in low mood and depression, the advantages of anxiety, and why bad feelings are both normal and useless.
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Randy Nessie, founder of the field of evolutionary medicine and psychiatry, discusses why mental disorders are so common and how they could be evolutionarily advantageous.
00:00 - 01:11 (01:11)
Mental Health
Summary
Randy Nessie, founder of the field of evolutionary medicine and psychiatry, discusses why mental disorders are so common and how they could be evolutionarily advantageous. He also delves into topics such as the usefulness of bad feelings and the adaptive response of eating disorders to the local environment.