Psychopathology: History, Diagnosis, and Empirical Foundations - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1118106776 ISBN 13: 9781118106778

Publisher: Wiley, 2013

Synopsis

Fully revised to incorporate DSM-5™ criteria and informed by the most current research in its discussions of diagnosis and treatment

Now in a second edition, Psychopathology: History, Diagnosis, and Empirical Foundations thoroughly explores psychopathology with contributions from leading scholars in psycho-pathology. The Second Edition offers an overview of various topics in the context of major changes included in the DSM-5™.

With new chapters on contextual factors affecting diagnoses and non-alcohol substance abuse, Psychopathology, Second Edition covers the history, theory, and assessment of anxiety disorders, posttraumatic stress disorder, mood disorders, schizophrenia, the psychotic spectrum disorders, eating disorders, borderline personality disorder, alcohol use disorders, psychopathy, sexual dysfunction, and sleep disorders.

In addition, each chapter of the Second Edition contains:

• A description of the disorder, including brief history, case example, and epidemiological findings
• Empirical foundations of each disorder, including findings regarding neurobiological, behavioral, cognitive, and emotional factors
• Assessment of each disorder, including interviews, self-reports, neurobiological assessment, and clinical rating scales
• Brief description and evaluation of the current interventions for each disorder
• Summary and future directions

Practical and thorough, this text is an essential reference for all mental health professionals and a solid introduction for students in psychopathology courses.

About this title

About the Author:

W. EDWARD CRAIGHEAD, PhD, holds the J. Rex Fuqua Endowed Chair and is a Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Emory University. He has provided leadership in professional organizations and serves as a clinical investigator in the realm of depressive disorders, currently focusing on prevention and differential treatment response to CBT and antidepressants.

DAVID J. MIKLOWITZ, PhD, Professor of Psychiatry at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Medicine, is a leading international scholar and author in the study of bipolar disorder. He currently is investigating the effectiveness of his family-focused therapy for youth at high risk for developing bipolar disorder.

LINDA W. CRAIGHEAD, PhD, is Professor of Psychology and Director of the Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program at Emory University. In recent years her research has focused on applications of her appetite awareness model with binge eating disorder and bulimia nervosa as well as on overweight individuals with comorbid health problems.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1118106776
• ISBN 13: 9781118106778
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 736
• Editor: Craighead W. Edward, Miklowitz David J., Craighead Linda W.