Includes bibliographical references (pages 560-600) and indexes.
Contents:
Introduction and methods of research -- Contemporary perspectives on abnormal behavior -- Classification and assessment of abnormal behavior -- Methods of treatment -- Stress, psychological factors, and health -- Anxiety disorders -- Dissociative and somatoform disorders -- Mood disorders and suicide -- Substance abuse and dependence -- Eating disorders and sleep disorders -- Disorders involving gender and sexuality -- Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders -- Personality disorders and impulse control disorders -- Abnormal behavior in childhood and adolescence -- Cognitive disorders and disorders related to aging -- Abnormal psychology and the law -- Glossary.
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