Case Analyses for Abnormal Psychology: Learning to Look Beyond the Symptoms - Softcover

Osborne, Randall E.; Esterline Lafuze, Joan; Perkins, David V.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0863775845 ISBN 13: 9780863775840

Publisher: Psychology Press, 2000

Synopsis

This casebook provides rich, detailed examples of the major mental illnesses. In addition, it also includes up-to-date information about the biological nature of these disorders, comprehensive approaches to treatment, and critical thinking and questioning pauses. As an added feature, this text incorporates multiple treatment providers including psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, and psychiatric nurse practitioners. Before delving into the detailed cases, the text provides introductory chapters on: perspectives in abnormal psychology, diagnostic and therapeutic interviewing, classification and diagnosis, assessment procedures, introductory comments about each case, and therapeutic strategies. Readers learn about the personal history of each consumer both before and during the development of each case. Most cases also include in-depth interviews with individuals close to the consumer. Every case ends with a section on that particular disorder as viewed from a biological perspective. Treatment approaches are applied as appropriate as well as discussions centring on why other treatment techniques have been ruled out as viable options.

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About the Author

Joan Esterline Lafuze, Ph.D., is a Systems Medical Physiologist and has been a Professor of Biology at Indiana University East since 1987. She was appointed Assistant Professor part-time and Research Associate at the Indiana University School of Medicine in 1981. Dr. Lafuze received her Ph.D. in Physiology at Indiana University School of Medicine in 1981 and taught there until she accepted her current teaching appointment at Indiana University East. Dr. Lafuze conducted fulltime research in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology from 1981 until 1987 and has continued to collaborate at the Indiana University School of Medicine. She and her family have been active in The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Indiana since its inception. Dr. Lafuze has become fascinated with the tremendous strides made in basic science research related to those disorders that have traditionally been considered "behaviorally and socially" based. Her involvement in teaching and translational neuroscience research provides a "springboard" for a multidisciplinary approach to understanding these illnesses and the complexities of treatment strategies.

Edition details

• Publisher: Psychology Press
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0863775845
• ISBN 13: 9780863775840
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 222