An Evolutionary Approach to the Treatment of Depression (abstract only)  

Oleh:

Giosan, Cezar ; Muresan, Vlad ; Mogoase, Cristina ; Szentagotai, Aurora ; Cobeanu, Oana

Jenis: Article from Proceeding
Dalam koleksi: The International Symposium on Social Sciences (TISSS) and Hong Kong International Conference on Education, Psychology and Society (HKICEPS) at Hongkong, December 2013, page 440.
Topik: evolutionary approach; treatment; depression
Fulltext: Hong Kong-Conference 73.pdf (109.49KB)

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Drawing from insights from Evolutionary Psychopathology, a Darwinian-enhanced (Darwinian-informed) Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Depression is proposed. Prior research has shown that Darwinian fitness is negatively associated with depression. Works of the author (e.g., Giosan, 2009) strengthen the support towards the idea that intervening on fitness dimensions can have therapeutic benefits. Standard psychotherapy for Depression (e.g., CBT) focuses on proximate causes (e.g., correcting irrational beliefs). The present therapeutic protocol proposes the addition of an evolutionary-inspired component to CBT, thus facilitating therapeutic interventions on distal (evolutionary) causes. The protocol involves using a newly created and validated Fitness Evaluation Scale, administered to patients at intake. Patients' answers to this instrument guide specific fitness-related behavioral interventions, which can work in conjunction with classical CBT.

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