The evolutionary epidemiology of mania and depression : a theoretical and empirical interpretation of mood disorders / Daniel R. Wilson and Gerald A. Cory Jr. ; with a foreword by Farid Dalili.

Lewiston, N.Y. ; Lampeter : Edwin Mellen Press, [2007], ©2007.

v, 396 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Introduction -- The evolution of human sociality -- The normal limits of sociality -- Normality, psychopathology and beyond -- Classical genetics of mania and depression -- Population and quantitative genetics of mania and depression -- Molecular genetics of mania and depression -- Evolutionary epidemiology: the sickle cell anemia paradigm -- Evolutionary epidemiology "excess:" prevalence of bipolar disorder -- Toward an evolutionary anthropology of bipolar "disorder" -- Game theory and bipolar disorder -- The basic sociobiology of bipolar neuromentality -- Toward an evolutionary epidemiology of the neurotransmission of social rank and alliance -- The bipolar spectrum and neuropathologies of talent -- Evolutionary epidemiology: a brief review of other neuropsychiatric syndromes and related issues -- Conclusion: between optimism and caution.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [303]-375) and indexes.