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2. Are We Pathologizing Everyday Life?

Richard J. McNally

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents vii
1. An Epidemic of Madness? 1
2. Are We Pathologizing Everyday Life? 32
3. Can Evolutionary Psychology Make Sense of Mental Disorder? 69
4. Psychopathology as Adaptation? 97
5. Does Society Create (Some) Mental Disorders? 128
6. Is It in Our Genes? 159
7. Do Mental Disorders Differ by Kind or Degree? 184
8. So What Is Mental Illness Anyway? 212
Notes 219
Acknowledgments 265
Index 267

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents vii
1. An Epidemic of Madness? 1
2. Are We Pathologizing Everyday Life? 32
3. Can Evolutionary Psychology Make Sense of Mental Disorder? 69
4. Psychopathology as Adaptation? 97
5. Does Society Create (Some) Mental Disorders? 128
6. Is It in Our Genes? 159
7. Do Mental Disorders Differ by Kind or Degree? 184
8. So What Is Mental Illness Anyway? 212
Notes 219
Acknowledgments 265
Index 267

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