Randolph M. Nesse

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Professor Randolph M. Nesse, M.D. (b. 1948) is an American evolutionary biologist. He is notable for his research on evolutionary psychology and Darwinian medicine, as well as the evolutionary origins of emotions and how natural selection shapes the capacity for mood.

Nesse is a professor of psychology at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor and a professor of psychiatry at the University of Michigan Medical School. He is also the Director of the Evolution & Human Adaptation Program at University of Michigan.

Publications

Books

• Nesse, R. M. (1999). Testing evolutionary hypotheses about mental disorders. In S. Stearns (Ed.), Evolution in Health and Disease (pp. 260-266). New York: Oxford University Press.
• Nesse, R. M., & Williams, G. C. (1995). Why we Get sick. New York: Times Books.
• Nesse, R. M., & Williams, G. C. (1999). Research designs that address evolutionary questions about medical disorders. In S. Stearns (Ed.), Evolution in Health and Disease (pp. 16-26). New York: Oxford University Press.
• "Is the market on Prozac?", February 28, 2000 Stanford University Press

External links

• Staff Profile - University of Michigan
• Experts List - University of Michigan
• "Depression Debunking", by MICHAEL M. GINDI, New York Times, February 8, 2000
• "Viewing Depression As Tool for Survival", By ERICA GOODE, New York Times, February 1, 2000
• Personal Website at University of Michigan