Contents
Each chapter includes:
- Summary sections
- Learning Outcomes
- Key Terms
- Reviews, Theories and Seminal Studies
- Research Questions
- Clinical Issues
Acknowledgements
Preface
Part I: General Concepts, Processes and Procedures
- Psychopathology: Concepts and Classification
- Introduction
- Explaining Psychopathology
- Defining Psychopathology
- Classifying Psychopathology
- Good Psychological Health
- Conceptual and Classification Issues Reviewed
- Clinical Assessment
- Introduction
- Methods of Assessment
- Case Formulation
- Clinical Assessment Issues Reviewed
- Research Methods in Clinical Psychology
- Introduction
- Research and Science
- Clinical Psychology Research: What Do We Want To Find Out?
- Research Designs in Clinical Psychology
- Ethical Issues in Clinical Psychology Research
- Research Methods in Clinical Psychology Reviewed
- Treating Psychopathology
- Introduction
- The Nature and Function of Treatments for Psychopathology
- Evaluating Treatment
- Treating Psychopathology Reviewed
Part II: Adult Mental Health
- Anxiety-Based Problems
- Introduction
- Specific Phobias
- Social Phobia
- Panic Disorder
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Anxiety-Based Problems Reviewed
- Depression and Mood Disorders
- Introduction
- The Characteristics of Depression and Mood Disorders
- The Prevalence of Depression and Mood Disorders
- The Aetiology of Depression and Mood Disorders
- The Treatment of Depression and Mood Disorders
- Suicide and Deliberate Self-Harm
- Depression and Mood Disorders Reviewed
- Experiencing Psychosis: Schizophrenia and its Symptoms
- Introduction
- History of Schizophrenia as a Diagnostic Category
- The Nature of Psychotic Symptoms
- The Prevalence of Schizophrenia
- The Course of Psychotic Symptoms
- The Aetiology of Psychotic Symptoms
- The Treatment of Psychosis
- Experiencing Psychosis Reviewed
- Substance Abuse and Dependency
- Introduction
- Defining and Diagnosing Substance Abuse and Dependency
- The Prevalence and Comorbidity of Substance Use Disorders
- Characteristics of Specific Substance Use Disorders
- The Aetiology of Substance Abuse and Dependency
- The Treatment of Substance Abuse and Dependency
- Substance Abuse and Dependency Reviewed
- Eating Disorders
- Introduction
- Diagnosis and Prevalence
- Historical and Cultural Issues
- The Aetiology of Eating Disorders
- The Treatment of Eating Disorders
- Eating Disorders Reviewed
- Sexual and Gender Identity Problems
- Introduction
- Defining Pathological Sexual Behaviour
- Sexual Dysfunctions
- Paraphilias
- Gender Identity Disorders
- Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders Reviewed
- Personality Disorders
- Introduction
- The Diagnosis of Personality Disorders
- The Prevalence of Personality Disorders
- The Aetiology of Personality Disorders
- Treating People with a Diagnosis of Personality Disorder
- Personality Disorders Reviewed
- Somatoform Disorders
- Introduction
- The Diagnosis and Characteristics of Individual Somatoform Disorders
- The Aetiology of Somatoform Disorders
- The Treatment of Somatoform Disorders
- Somatoform Disorders Reviewed
- Dissociative Experiences
- Introduction
- The Diagnosis and Characteristics of Dissociative Disorders
- The Aetiology of Dissociative Disorders
- The Treatment of Dissociative Disorders
- Dissociative Disorders Reviewed
- Neurological Disorders
- Introduction
- The Diagnosis and Assessment of Neurological Disorders
- Types of Neurological Disorder
- Treatment and Rehabilitation for Neurological Disorders
- Neurological Disorders Reviewed
Part III: Developmental Psychopathology
- 15 Childhood Psychological Problems
- Introduction
- The Diagnosis and Prevalence of Childhood Psychological Problems: Some General Issues
- Disruptive Behaviour Problems
- Childhood Anxiety and Depression
- Symptom-Based Problems of Childhood
- The Treatment of Childhood Psychological Problems
- Childhood Psychological Problems Reviewed
- Learning, Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
- Introduction
- The Categorization and Labelling of Learning Disabilities
- Specific Learning Disabilities
- Intellectual Disabilities
- Pervasive Developmental Disorders
- Learning, Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Reviewed
Glossary
References
Illustration Sources and Credits
Author Index
Subject Index