The Evolving Psychiatry podcast aims to convey key concepts and findings from evolutionary psychiatry in a manner which is accessible to an uninitiated audience, of either the general public or professionals not versed in evolutionary literature. It is available on major podcast platforms (Spotify, Apple podcasts, Google podcasts, Stitcher, etc.) and video versions are available on Spotify or the 'Evolving Psychiatry' YouTube channel.
The podcast series begins by launching the Cambridge University Press volume ‘Evolutionary Psychiatry: Evolutionary Perspectives on Mental Health’. The initial 20 episodes will introduce key concepts from each chapter in short form interviews with lead authors, including luminaries in the field such as Randolph Nesse, Robin Dunbar, Martin Brüne and Riadh Abed.
Episodes
Episode 1 (pre-series)
Why Evolutionary Psychiatry? | Adam Hunt
Episode 2
Introducing Evolutionary Psychiatry | Riadh Abed
Episode 3
Evolutionary-Biopsychosocial Psychiatry | Adam Hunt
Episode 4
Humanity: Complicated | Derek Tracy
Episode 5
Humanity: Special | Derek Tracy
Episode 6
Hunter-Gatherers, Mismatch and Mental Disorder | Nikhil Chaudhary
Episode 7
Why Mental Disorders Persist: Evolutionary Foundations for Psychiatry | Randolph Nesse
Episode 8
Anxiety Disorders in an Evolutionary Perspective | Randolph Nesse
Episode 9
Evolutionary Perspectives on Depression | Severi Luoto
Episode 10
An evolutionary, clinical call to transcend suicide risk assessment | Matthew Large
Episode 11
Evolutionary Perspectives on Eating Disorders | Riadh Abed
Episode 12
Substance Abuse and Evolution | Paul St-John Smith
Episode 13
The Social Function of Alcohol in an Evolutionary Perspective | Robin Dunbar
Episode 14
Evolutionary Perspectives on Childhood Trauma | Annie Swanepoel
Episode 15
Evolutionary Perspectives on Neurodevelopmental Disorders | Annie Swanepoel
Episode 16
Maternal Negativity and Child Maltreatment | Daniela Sieff
Episode 17
Alzheimer's as a Disease of Evolutionary Mismatch, with a Focus on Reproductive Life History | Molly Fox
Episode 18
Psychopharmacology and Evolution | Paul St-John Smith
Episode 19
Evolutionary Perspectives on Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders | Martin Brüne
Episode 20
What the Evolutionary and Cognitive Sciences Offer the Sciences of Crime and Justice | Adam Hunt (standing in for Brain Boutwell)
Episode 21
Evolutionary Thinking and Clinical Care of Psychiatric Patients | Alfonso Troisi