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The relationship is established through the academic application of evolutionary theory to mental health fields as noted in [1], and the perspective that evolutionary theory serves as a foundational framework to integrate psychology into the natural sciences [2] and [3].
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perspectiveSome evolutionary psychologists argue that evolutionary theory can provide a foundational, metatheoretical framework that integrates the entire field of psychology, similar to the role evolutionary biology plays for biology.
perspectiveProponents of evolutionary psychology suggest that the field seeks to integrate psychology into the natural sciences by rooting it in evolutionary theory, thereby understanding psychology as a branch of biology.
referenceHenry O'Connell published 'Evolutionary theory in psychiatry and psychology' in the Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine in 2004, discussing the application of evolutionary theory to mental health fields.