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Looking into abnormal psychology
— contemporary readings | | Author(s) | Scott O Lilienfeld |
| Publisher | Brooks/Cole, Pacific Grove, CA, 1998 |
| Pages | 234 pp |
| Source | Brooks/Cole Publishing Company, 511 Forest Lodge Road, Pacific Grove, CA 93950-5098, USA. |
| Keywords | Mental disorder ; Diagnosis ; Psychiatric treatment ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | This is a compilation of 40 recent articles from popular and scholarly American journals, exploring ongoing issues and controversies regarding mental illness and its treatment, and suitable as a supplementary text for undergraduate abnormal psychology or clinical psychology courses. The book is divided into six major sections: mood and anxiety disorders; other major mental disorders: schizophrenia, eating disorders, somatoform disorders, and childhood disorders; personality disorders, criminality, and substance abuse disorders; controversial diagnoses: gender-bound and culture-bound syndromes; psychotherapies: novel or controversial interventions; and somatic therapies. Each section is preceded by an introduction summarising each selection, a set of discussion questions to accompany each article, and a list of suggestions for further reading. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-980903007 B |
| Classmark | E: LK7: LP: 7T |
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