The Thinking Mind Podcast: Psychiatry & Psychotherapy - E88 - Evolutionary Perspectives on Psychosis, Anxiety, Bipolar Disorder & ADHD (with Prof. Henry O'Connell)

E88 - Evolutionary Perspectives on Psychosis, Anxiety, Bipolar Disorder & ADHD (with Prof. Henry O'Connell)

06/06/24 • 76 min

The Thinking Mind Podcast: Psychiatry & Psychotherapy

Professor Henry O’Connell is a Consultant Psychiatrist working in Portlaoise, Ireland and Associate Clinical Professor with the School of Medicine at the University of Limerick. Henry has a special interest in how principles of evolutionary psychology can be applied to psychiatry, mental health and illness and medical education. Henry was isthe founding chair of the college of psychiatrists of Ireland Evolutionary Psychiatry special interest group in 2021 . In 2022 he published his a textbook Evolution and Psychiatry: Clinical Cases.

Useful links:
https://irishpsychiatry.ie/members/special-interest-groups/evolution-and-psychiatry-special-interest-group/
https://www.wpanet.org/evolutionary-psychiatry#
https://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/members/special-interest-groups/evolutionary-psychiatry
https://substack.com/@epsig?r=2dzwd8&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=profile
Today we discuss among other topics:

What it means to take an evolutionary approach in psychiatry
- The difference between proximate and ultimate causes of mental illness
- The notion of evolutionary mismatch
- Evolutionary perspectives on psychosis, anxiety, panic attacks, ADHD, bipolar disoder
Interviewed by Dr. Alex Curmi, consultant psychiatrist.
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The Many Paths to Self-Sabotage

What if the biggest obstacle in your way was yourself? If this were true and it was something you took seriously, it would have major implications about the way you conducted yourself. It would also mean reflecting on your decisions, and the overarching patterns of your life might be one of the most important things you could do. Today we discuss the many routes to self-sabotage, including evolutionary reasons, fear of change, the repetition compulsion and much more.
Audio-Essay by Dr. Alex Curmi. Dr. Curmi is a consultant general adult psychiatrist with a sub-speciality in addictions who completed his training in the South London and Maudsley NHS foundation trust. In addition to general adult psychiatry he has a special interest in psychotherapy and mindfulness meditation.

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Interviewed by Dr. Alex Curmi, consultant psychiatrist.
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