Adult Psychopathology and Diagnosis

By Michel Hersen, Deborah C. Beidel, Samuel M. Turner

Book Overview

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: Neurobiological foundations of disorders The problem of dual diagnoses Expanded coverage of anxiety and gender issues Eating disorders Overview chapter on interviewing 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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0470641940
• ISBN13: 9780470641941
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 816 Pages
• Weight: 3.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.3" x 1.6" x 7.3"

Customer Reviews

Excellent resource tool that provides case studies

This is an ideal resource tool that can assist clinicians in understanding different diagnosis and behaviours that can support the presence or absence of a trait which can aide in an appropriate diagnosis. The language is straight forwarded and the cross reference to DSM IV makes it a valueable tool.

Very Informative

This book is really good. I read more than 3/4 of it for class and it wasn't a hard nor boring read. I read the DSM IV TR before being assigned this book and it answered or spoke about many of the reactions I had to the DSM.

Excellent text, but lacks plenty of case studies!

This is an excellent introductory text for a graduate-level abnormal or even upper-level undergraduate-level abnormal psychology course. However, my major complaint with the book; besides, it being too bulky and heavy, is the simple fact that it doesn't include enough case studies. Granted, it's sprinkled with a few case studies, here and there, but it focuses mailny on research and gives an excellent discussion on the DSM-IV. This is an excellent book to be used in conjuction with the DSM-IV-TR; however, as I've stated earlier, the book needs to be made more thinly with the text still intact and the book needs case studies for each chapter, which it currently doesn't in this 4th edition. Bottom-line: Good book, but bulky and lacks a plethora of case studies; hence, 4 stars!