Psychopathology; history, diagnosis and empirical foundations.9780471768616 Psychopathology psychopathology /psy·cho·pa·thol·o·gy/ (-pah-thol´ah-je) 1. the branch of medicine dealing with the causes and processes of mental disorders. 2. abnormal, maladaptive behavior or mental activity. ; history, diagnosis and empirical foundations. Ed. by W. Edward Craighead et al. John Wiley & Sons 2008 704 pages $85.00 Hardcover RC454 W. Edward and Linda Craighead (Emory U.) and Miklowitz (U. of Colorado) edit this collection of research on adult psychopathology, which focuses on the epidemiology, prevalence, consequences and treatment of Axis I Axis I Psychiatry A classification dimension used with DSM-IV, which includes clinical disorders and syndromes and/or other areas of concern. See DSM-IV, Multiaxial system. and Axis II Axis II Psychiatry A dimension used with DSM-IV, which includes personality disorders: paranoid, schizoid, schizotypal, antisocial, borderline, histrionic, narcissistic, dependent, obsessive-compulsive, personality “NOS” and mental retardation. mental disorders. Contributors address specific disorders in each chapter, including schizophrenia, panic disorders, bipolar disorders and borderline personality disorders, and approach each subject by exploring the history, theory and assessment protocols via the DSM-IV-TR DSM-IV-TR Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-Fourth Edition (Text Revision) (American Psychiatric Association) manual. This is a useful guide for any mental health professional, as well as psychopathology students. ([c]20082005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
|
||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion