Vulnerability to Psychopathology: Risk across the Lifespan - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1572306033 ISBN 13: 9781572306035

Publisher: The Guilford Press, 2000

Synopsis

Vulnerability has become the focal point of much theory and research in the study of psychopathology. Until now, however, work on child and adult disorders has largely been conducted separately, with little cross-communication of knowledge on risk factors across the lifespan. This important work brings together leading clinical researchers to lay the foundations for an integrative lifespan perspective on biological, psychological, and social-contextual processes of vulnerability. Demonstrated are ways that the vulnerability construct can lead to genuine progress in understanding not only the genesis of psychological symptoms, but also their prevention and treatment. For each of the major disorders, a chapter on the condition as it appears in childhood and adolescence is followed by a chapter on adulthood. Contributors review theories of vulnerability and resilience, current findings, and clinical implications of the research. A third chapter on each disorder, written jointly by the authors of the previous two, highlights commonalities and differences in child and adult psychopathology and identifies key questions that remain unanswered.

About this title

About the Author

Ingram bio needs updating--he's at University of Kansas as of 2004

Rick E. Ingram, PhD, is Professor of Psychology at Southern Methodist University. His research program focuses on cognitive functioning in emotional disorders and the association between cognitive functioning and vulnerability to depression. He is currently the editor of Cognitive Therapy and Research, and serves on the editorial boards of several other journals. Dr. Ingram's publications include Cognitive Vulnerability to Depression (coauthored with Jeanne Miranda and Zindel V. Segal). He has received the Distinguished Scientific Award of the American Psychological Association for Early Career Contributions to Psychology, as well as the New Researcher Award of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy.
Joseph M. Price, PhD, is Associate Professor of Psychology at San Diego State University, and a core faculty member in the San Diego State University/University of California at San Diego Joint Doctoral Training Program in Clinical Psychology. He is also an Associate Director at the San Diego Center for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Research. Dr. Price has published articles on the psychosocial development of maltreated children, and his current research interests include the prevention of behavior and adjustment problems in maltreated children and children in foster care.

From the Back Cover

"This much-needed book makes a significant contribution to research-based theories of the etiologies of major mental health problems in children, adolescents and adults. It reaches beyond the symptom classification schemes that are more typically featured in abnormal child and adolescent psychology texts. Rather, the authors review and discuss current research on the developmental processes, contextual risks, and resources that affect individual vulnerabilities across the lifespan. This book's approach sets theories of developmental psychopathology in motion. It directs our attention to the diverse individual and environmental responses that can modify vulnerabilities to mental health problems, and makes targets for prevention and intervention programs immediately comprehensible. A unique text for graduate courses in psychology or psychiatry, the book provides detailed suggestions for future research that may well inspire our graduate students to add to this growing body of knowledge." Bonnie Leadbeater, PhD, Department of Psychology and Youth and Society Research Group, University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

"In a time of increasing specificity, both for the diagnosis of psychopathology and its treatment, Ingram and Price invite us to step back and consider an alternative. Their emphasis on vulnerability as a dominant, cross-cutting conceptual framework demonstrates that there is still a role for general principles to inform our understanding of abnormal behavior. Readers will gain an appreciation for the broad trajectory of vulnerability processes that are laid down in childhood, and then expressed and treated in adulthood under the more common labels of depression, anxiety, or substance abuse. Whether for graduate or undergraduate study, students will find this book authoritative and impressive. Furthermore, because of its integrative lifespan focus, it will set the standard for psychopathology texts for years to come." Zindel V. Segal, PhD, Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology, University of Toronto

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Contents
I. Foundations of the Vulnerability Approach to Psychopathology
1. The Role of Vulnerability in Understanding Psychopathology, Rick E. Ingram and Joseph M. Price
2. The Nature of Child and Adolescent Vulnerability: History and Definitions, Joseph M. Price and Jennifer Lento
3. The Nature of Adult Vulnerability: History and Definitions, Rick E. Ingram and Michelle Fortier
II. Personality Disorders
4. A Developmental Psychopathology Perspective on Vulnerability to Personality Disorders, Tasha C. Geiger and Nicki R. Crick
III. Clinical Syndromes
Substance Use Disorders
5. Vulnerability to Substance Use Disorders in Childhood and Adolescence, Laurie Chassin and Jennifer Ritter
6. Vulnerability to Substance Use Disorders in Adulthood, R. Lorraine Collins and Mariela C. Shirley
7. Vulnerability to Substance Use Disorders across the Lifespan, Laurie Chassin, R. Lorraine Collins, Jennifer Ritter, and Mariela C. Shirley
Depression
8. Vulnerability to Depression in Childhood and Adolescence, Judy Garber and Cynthia Flynn
9. Vulnerability to Depression in Adulthood, Constance Hammen
10. Vulnerability to Depression across the Lifespan, Constance Hammen and Judy Garber
Anxiety Disorders
11. Vulnerability to Anxiety Disorders in Childhood and Adolescence, Vanessa L. Malcarne and Ingunn Hansdottir
12. Vulnerability to Anxiety Disorders in Adulthood, Richard J. McNally
13. Vulnerability to Anxiety Disorders across the Lifespan, Richard J. McNally, Vanessa L. Malcarne, and Ingunn Hansdottir
Schizophrenia
14. Vulnerability to Schizophrenia: Risk Factors in Childhood and Adolescence, Patricia A. Brennan and Elaine F. Walker
15. Vulnerability to Schizophrenia in Adulthood, Philip D. Harvey
16. Vulnerability to Schizophrenia across the Lifespan, Patricia A. Brennan and Philip D. Harvey
Eating Disorders
17. Vulnerability to Eating Disorders in Childhood and Adolescence, Pamela K. Keel, Gloria R. Leon, and Jayne A. Fulkerson
18. Vulnerability to Eating Disorders in Adulthood, Marlene B. Schwartz and Kelly D. Brownell
19. Vulnerability to Eating Disorders across the Lifespan, Pamela K. Keel and Marlene B. Schwartz
IV. Summary and Future Directions of the Vulnerability Approach
20. Future Directions in the Study of Vulnerability to Psychopathology, Joseph M. Price and Rick E. Ingram

Edition details

• Publisher: The Guilford Press
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1572306033
• ISBN 13: 9781572306035
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 476
• Editor: Ingram Rick E., Price Joseph M.