Evolution and Psychiatry

Mismatch Reduction Therapy

A novel therapeutic framework emerging from evolutionary psychiatry

Mar 11 • Gurjot Brar

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January 2026

11 Useful Ideas for Thinking About Your Mind in 2026

Evolutionary lenses for understanding mental distress in a mismatched world

Jan 6 • Gurjot Brar

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December 2025

Why Modern Housing Is Making Us Lonely

An evolutionary perspective on housing and mental health

Dec 22, 2025 • Gurjot Brar

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November 2025

Evolutionary Mismatch and Modern Motherhood

Elena Bridgers on alloparenting, postpartum mental health, and what research on hunter-gatherers reveals (and much more)

Nov 18, 2025 • Gurjot Brar and Elena Bridgers

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September 2025

Evolutionary Perspectives on ADHD

What Psychiatrists Really Think

Sep 26, 2025 • Gurjot Brar

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July 2025

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder - Clinical Case Series #11

Adapted/Edited by Dr Gurjot Brar from "Evolution and Psychiatry: Clinical Cases" by Prof. Henry O'Connell

Jul 28, 2025 • Gurjot Brar

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June 2025

Some Common Misconceptions

Dr Paul St John Smith reflects on his personal journey and unpacks some of the most common misconceptions surrounding evolution-based thinking in…

Jun 30, 2025 • Gurjot Brar

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May 2025

Celebrating Two Years of Growth and the Launch of Nessays

It’s hard to believe we started the Evolution & Psychiatry Substack 2 years ago this month!

May 26, 2025 • Gurjot Brar

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April 2025

Why do Humans use Drugs? Part 2 (Alcohol)

Dr Gurjot Brar adapts his essay which was presented before the Addictions Faculty of The College of Psychiatrists of Ireland. Edited by Prof. Henry…

Apr 28, 2025 • Gurjot Brar

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March 2025

Intentional Germline Modification & Evolution

Featured guest article by Dr Ben Griffin

Mar 31, 2025 • Gurjot Brar

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February 2025

A Conversation with Robin Dunbar

Edited by Henry O'Connell and Gurjot Brar

Feb 26, 2025 • Gurjot Brar

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January 2025

The People's Game: Evolutionary Perspectives on the Behavioural Neuroscience of Football Fandom

A summary of the recently published article, an essay by Dr. Matt Butler, and an insightful interview.

Jan 29, 2025 • Gurjot Brar

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