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Evolution and suicide: critique of the pain and brain model

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Soper's 'pain and brain' evolutionary theory of suicide has significant explanatory power and deserves wider consideration and scrutiny in the mainstream psychiatric literature. It provides a novel framework for thinking about the problem of suicide and could have an important impact on research as well as clinical practice. However, we raise questions and concerns regarding the prediction the theory makes regarding common mental disorders being anti-suicide adaptations.

Source: BJPsych Bulletin

DOI: 10.1192/bjb.2024.93

Authors: Riadh Abed, Paul St John-Smith

Institutions: Ministry of Justice, Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Language: English

Topic: Suicide and Self-Harm Studies

Subfield: Clinical Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4404084391