Moving on from old dichotomies: beyond nature-nurture towards a lifeline perspective
- 1 April 2001
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Royal College of Psychiatrists in The British Journal of Psychiatry
- Vol. 178 (S40), s3-s7
- https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.178.40.s3
Abstract
Background Genetics is increasingly being used to explain human behaviours, with growing enthusiasm for what could be termed ‘genetic determinism’, which an ultra-Darwinist approach seeks to apply to all aspects of the human condition.Keywords
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