Why we heal: The evolution of psychological healing and implications for global mental health
Kohrt BA, Ottman K, Panter-Brick C, Konner M, Patel V. Why we heal: The evolution of psychological healing and implications for global mental health. Clinical Psychology Review 2020, 82: 101920. PMID: 33126037, DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2020.101920.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychological healingGlobal mental healthMental healthInterpersonal regulationEmotional contagionMental illnessEvolutionary psychologyPsychological distressPsychosocial distressSocial contextSocial speciesDistressEmpathyHuman biocultural evolutionCultural evolutionComplex social networksLimited attentionEvolutionary theoryEvolution of cooperationEmotionsPsychologySocial networksHumansContextLanguage