Book description
The most up-to-date coverage on adult psychopathology
Now in its sixth edition, Adult Psychopathology and Diagnosis offers
comprehensive coverage of the major psychological disorders and
presents a balanced integration of empirical data and diagnostic
criteria to demonstrate the basis for individual diagnoses. The
accessible format, overview chapters on broader issues-such as
interviewing-that affect all diagnoses, and case study approach
provide the ideal support for students to examine and understand how
diagnoses are reached and applied.
Updated to reflect the latest advancements in psychopathology, this
edition offers contributions by internationally renowned leaders in
the field, thirty percent of whom are new to this edition. Coverage is
featured of essential topics, including:
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Neurobiological foundations of disorders
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The problem of dual diagnoses
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Expanded coverage of anxiety and gender issues
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Eating disorders
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Overview chapter on interviewing
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Mental disorders as discrete clinical conditions with
dimensional characteristics
Encompassing the most current research in the field, Adult
Psychopathology and Diagnosis, Sixth Edition provides a thorough
introduction to the principles of the DSM-IV-TR classification system
and its application in clinical practice, including dimensional and
categorical classifications.
MICHEL HERSEN, PhD, ABPP, is Professor and Dean of
the School of Professional Psychology at Pacific University in Forest
Grove, Oregon, and past president of the Association for Advancement
of Behavior Therapy. He is coauthor and coeditor of 146 books and
author of 226 scientific journal articles.
DEBORAH C. BEIDEL, PhD, ABPP, is Professor of Psychology;
Director of the Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology; and Director,
Anxiety Disorders Clinic, University of Central Florida. Past
president of the Society for a Science of Clinical Psychology, she is
the author or coauthor of over 220 journal articles, book chapters,
and books.
