Psychiatry category: 2250 books
Women and Addiction
A Comprehensive Handbook
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2009
For many years, addiction research focused almost exclusively on men. Yet scientific awareness of sex and gender differences in substance use disorders has grown tremendously in recent decades. This volume brings together leading authorities to review the state of the science and identify key directions...
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Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2014
This highly respected reference and text on developmental psychopathology brings together leading authorities on the psychological, biological, and social-contextual determinants of child and adolescent problems. The comprehensive introductory chapter provides a state-of-the-art developmental--systems...
What Works for Whom?, Second Edition
A Critical Review of Treatments for Children and Adolescents
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2014
The standard reference in the field, this acclaimed work synthesizes findings from hundreds of carefully selected studies of mental health treatments for children and adolescents. Chapters on frequently encountered clinical problems systematically review the available data, identify gaps in what is...
Depression and Personality
Conceptual and Clinical Challenges
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2007
Depression and Personality: Conceptual and Clinical Challenges offers an intriguing new look at where we are in understanding the relationship between personality dimensions, disorders, and mood disorder. It is both a cogent update of conceptual models and a clearly written, practical guide to the...
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Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2011
Anxiety disorders are among the most prevalent mental health problems in childhood and adolescence. This fully revised new edition is an authoritative guide to the understanding and assessment of anxiety disorders in the young. The first section covers historical and conceptual issues, including cognitive...
Emotion Regulation and Psychopathology
A Transdiagnostic Approach to Etiology and Treatment
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2009
Regardless of their specific diagnosis, many people seeking treatment for psychological problems have some form of difficulty in managing emotional experiences. This state-of-the-art volume explores how emotion regulation mechanisms are implicated in the etiology, development, and maintenance of psychopathology....
Deconstructing Psychosis
Refining the Research Agenda for DSM-V
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2009
Deconstructing Psychosis: Refining the Research Agenda for DSM-V provides an all-important summary of the latest research about the diagnosis and pathophysiology of psychosis. This volume gives the reader an inside look at how psychotic phenomena are represented in the current diagnostic system and...
Distress Tolerance
Theory, Research, and Clinical Applications
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2011
This state-of-the-art volume synthesizes the growing body of knowledge on the role of distress tolerance—the ability to withstand aversive internal states such as negative emotions and uncomfortable bodily sensations—in psychopathology. Prominent contributors describe how the construct has been...
Cognitive Dysfunction in Bipolar Disorder
A Guide for Clinicians
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2009
A growing body of clinical and experimental evidence shows that neurocognitive dysfunction is a fundamental -- yet frequently ignored or misidentified -- component of bipolar disorder. The first comprehensive book of its kind, Cognitive Dysfunction in Bipolar Disorder: A Guide for Clinicians compiles...
Child and Adolescent Psychopathology
Theoretical and Clinical Implications
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2012
How do biological and environmental factors influence the development of childhood and adolescent disorders?
There has been a substantial increase of interest in research into child and adolescent psychopathology. In this book, Cecilia Essau brings together contributions from the UK, the US...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 25, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: November 25, 2010
Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) have been increasingly diagnosed in recent years and carries with it far reaching social and financial implications. With this in mind, educators, physicians, and parents are searching for the best practices and most effective treatments. But because the symptoms of...
by Beth Alder, BSc, PhD
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2011
This textbook in the Illustrated Colour Text series offers an integrated treatment of sociology and psychology for medical students. It is presented in a much more colourful and graphic format than is usual for books on these two subjects. This integration reflects the tendency to teach these two...
Using CBT in General Practice
The 10 Minute Consultation
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2013
Using CBT in General Practice, second edition provides GPs with an overview of the basic principles of CBT and shows how these principles can be applied within a typical 10 minute consultation. The book is written in a user-friendly, interactive and practical style and focuses on realistic ways to...
by L.F. Blanchard, Tammy Rebello
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2016
This collection of photographs, history, and firsthand accounts gives readers a glimpse at the roots of mental health. These vignettes are born of the personal stories of those who worked at these facilities, those who were institutionalized, and their families. The authors took the time to listen...