What is it about?
It Conciliates longitudinal clinical observations . recent molecular genetics findings together with evolutionary biology .recent insights . On the strength of their evidence a rational narrative is outlined :for the mechanism and probabilistic periodic occurrence and periodic relapses and remissions as well the persistence of the prevalence world wide of all major mental disorders .It also proposes an explanation as an evolutionary down trait off of their occurance
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Why is it important?
It clarifies existing confusing clinical definitions, offers a unified explanation of the mechanism and persistent world wide prevalence It offers a novel albeit parsimonious simple easy to comprehend view away from the 150 year dead end conundrum challenging us . It offers possible new ways of treating them
Perspectives
It is challenging as it confronts existing paradigms . It offers a paradigm sift !
Nicholas Pediaditakis
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This page is a summary of: An Emerging Natural History in the Development, Mechanisms and Worldwide Prevalence of Major Mental Disorders, The Open Neurology Journal, December 2016, Bentham Science Publishers,
DOI: 10.2174/1874205x01610010149.
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