Evolutionary Theory and Cognitive Therapy

The relatively new and controversial evolutionary approaches to psychopathologyare examined in this collection edited by Paul Gilbert. Leading contributorsexplo... » 

The relatively new and controversial evolutionary approaches to psychopathologyare examined in this collection edited by Paul Gilbert. Leading contributorsexplore some of the central evolutionary concepts that may have implicationsfor cognitive theory and practice.The collection also focuses on specific problems where evolutionarycognitivetheory approach has been effective for example on issues of optimismpessimism fear and anxiety and command hallucinations in psychosis. «