Evolving Psychiatry3 Marras 2024

Why Depression Exists | Ed Hagen | Evolving Psychiatry Podcast #35

Depression is often linked to adversity: why would it reliably appear in such conditions? Ed Hagen has spent over forty years wondering about this question, and is one of the world's foremost researchers on evolutionary approaches to depression. We discuss depression in this interview. Ed Hagen is a Pofessor of Evolutionary Anthropology at Washington State University. Professor Hagen began his academic career with a BA in mathematics from UC Berkeley and initially worked in an organic polymer lab before discovering his passion for anthropology. This led him to pursue a Ph.D. in anthropology at UC Santa Barbara, where he graduated in 1999. Following his doctoral studies, he joined Peter Hammerstein’s group at the Institute for Theoretical Biology at Humboldt University in Berlin. Since 2007, Dr. Hagen has been a faculty member at Washington State University, where he directs the Bioanthropology Lab. Dr. Hagen’s research explores evolutionary medicine, particularly focusing on non-infectious diseases—a field where traditional medicine has seen limited breakthroughs. His studies encompass various aspects of mental health, examining conditions like depression, suicide, and self-harm through the lens of evolutionary signaling strategies. He has also explored the complex dynamics of tobacco use and human interactions with plant secondary compounds, child growth and development (stemming from his research on postpartum depression), and more recently, evolutionary models of leadership and knowledge specialization. To connect with Dr. Hagen’s ongoing work, check out his blog at grasshoppermouse.github.io or follow him on Twitter at @ed_hagen and on Mastodon at @edhagen@fediscience.org.

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Clinical Personality Psychology | Simone Cheli | Evolving Psychiatry #56

How do clinical psychologists think differently once taking an evolutionary view? How can the evolutionary sciences help in understanding the problems people seek help from therapists for?Simone Cheli...

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Overdiagnosis and AI Therapists | Allen Frances | Evolving Psychiatry Podcast #55

Mental disorder diagnosis has increased rapidly in recent decades, and now with the introduction of AI, possibilities for treatment are changing. Where will AI assistants fit into psychiatry and clini...

17 Touko 1h 4min

Problems with Brains(cience) | Adam Hunt | Evolving Psychiatry Podcast Episode #54

Neuroscience is the flagship science of psychiatry, but hasn't led to the advances expected from it. In this episode, Adam discusses difficulties with neuroscience and possibilities for switching to a...

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'Just a theory'? | Adam Hunt | Evolving Psychiatry Podcast Episode #53

Evolutionary theories are indeed... theories. But are they 'just' theories, in the derogatory sense? Or are they something more... In this episode Adam discusses this question.Dr Adam Hunt is a resear...

30 Tammi 27min

What IS Depression? | Daniel Nettle | Evolving Psychiatry Podcast #52

What different explanatory frameworks can make sense of depression? And what are their respective impacts?Daniel Nettle is a behavioural scientist whose work bridges psychology, evolution, and public ...

28 Loka 20251h 6min

Reconsidering ADHD | Annie Swanepoel | Evolving Psychiatry Podcast #51

Evolutionary perspectives on ADHD are often talked about: Annie Swanepoel shares how they affect her practice as a psychiatrist, and what evolutionary perspectives in general mean for the field.Dr Ann...

5 Loka 202535min

Depression's Function: Disengaging | Adam Hunt | Evolving Psychiatry Podcast #50

Why do we get depressed? Is depression really functional? In this episode, Adam discusses an overarching hypothesis which captures many existing evolutionary hypotheses: that depression's original fun...

25 Syys 202528min

Most Depression is Not a Disorder | James Turner | Evolving Psychiatry Podcast #49

Why does low mood, and at extreme, depression, exist? What is its function? James Turner is a postdoctoral researcher at Umeå University. He completed his PhD in Philosophy in 2024 at the University o...

17 Syys 20251h 14min