Includes bibliographical references (pages 320-339) and index.
Contents:
Concepts of abnormality -- Theories and techniques -- Anxiety disorders -- Dissociative and sleep disorders -- Somatoform disorders -- Schizophrenic and delusional (or paranoid) disorders -- Affective (or mood) disorders and suicide -- Psychosexual disorders -- Substance use disorders -- Eating disorders: anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa -- Personality disorders -- Disorders of impulse control -- Disorders with violence -- Disorders of childhood and adolescence -- Organic mental disorders and mental retardation -- Legal issues and psychological practice -- Postscript: positive mental health.
Summary:
This rich collection of case studies integrates contemporary and recognizable classic cases to illustrate a wide range of clinical and legal issues. To enable students to more fully understand the nature of the disorder, each case contains the full background material relevant to etiological, diagnostic, and therapeutic considerations. Significant family and social history data are also presented in order to give students a clear picture of how specific behavior patterns were generated and maintained.
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