List of Contributors; Foreword; George Ikkos Preface; 1. Introduction to Evolutionary Psychiatry Riadh Abed, Paul St John-Smith; 2. The Biopsychosocial Model Advanced by Evolutionary Theory Adam Hunt, Paul St John-Smith and Riadh Abed; 3. Hominin Evolution I: The Origins of Homo sapiens Derek K. Tracy ; 4. Hominin Evolution II: Sapiens, Masters of the Known Universe Derek K. Tracy ; 5. Hunter-Gatherers, Mismatch and Mental Disorder Nikhil Chaudhary, Gul Deniz Salali; 6. Why Do Mental Disorders Persist? Evolutionary Foundations for Psychiatry Randolph M. Nesse; 7. Anxiety Disorders in Evolutionary Perspective Randolph M. Nesse; 8. Evolutionary Perspectives on Depression Markus J. Rantala, Severi Luoto; 9. On the Randomness of Suicide: An Evolutionary, Clinical Call to Transcend Suicide Risk Assessment C. A. Soper, Pablo Malo Ocejo, Matthew M. Large; 10. Evolutionary Perspectives on Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders Martin Brüne; 11. Evolutionary Perspectives on Eating Disorders Riadh Abed, Agnes Ayton; 12. Substance Abuse and Evolution Riadh Abed, Paul St John-Smith; 13. The Social Function of Alcohol from an Evolutionary Perspective Robin I. M. Dunbar; 14. Evolutionary Perspectives on Childhood Trauma Annie Swanepoel, Michael J. Reiss, John Launer, Graham Music, Bernadette Wren; 15. Evolutionary Perspectives on Neurodevelopmental Disorders Annie Swanepoel, Michael J. Reiss, John Launer, Graham Music, Bernadette Wren; 16. Maternal Negativity and Child Maltreatment: How Evolutionary Perspectives Contribute to a Layered and Compassionate Understanding Daniela F. Sieff; 17. Alzheimer's Disease as a Disease of Evolutionary Mismatch, with a Focus on Reproductive Life History Molly Fox; 18. Psychopharmacology and Evolution Paul St John-Smith, Riadh Abed, Martin Brüne; 19. What the Evolutionary and Cognitive Sciences Offer the Sciences of Crime and Justice Brian B. Boutwell, Megan Suprenant, Todd K. Shackelford; 20. Evolutionary Thinking and Clinical Care of Psychiatric Patients Alfonso Troisi.