JOURNAL ARTICLE

University of Parma Reports Findings in Blood Research (The relevance of the evolutionary approach for understanding health and disease of the human body and mind).

  • Published In: Psychology & Psychiatry Journal, 2025. P. 585 1 of 2

  • Database: Psychology Source 2 of 2

Abstract

The University of Parma conducted research on the relevance of the evolutionary approach in understanding health and disease of the human body and mind, particularly in the fields of medicine and psychiatry. The study highlighted the importance of applying evolutionary principles such as historical contingencies, mismatches, trade-offs, sexual selection, and genomic conflict to address medical and psychiatric issues. The lack of interdisciplinary collaboration and integration of evolutionary principles in medical school curricula were identified as barriers to the widespread adoption of this approach. The research concluded that a Darwinian approach is essential for developing an evolutionary epistemology to study human health and diseases. [Extracted from the article]

Additional Information

  • Source:Psychology & Psychiatry Journal. 2025/02, p585
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Health and Medicine
  • Publication Date:2025
  • ISSN:1944-2718
  • Accession Number:182834491
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