Essential Psychopathology and its Treatment, 3rd edition

Abstract

(from the jacket) The third edition of Essential Psychopathology and Its Treatment is a comprehensive revision of the authoritative textbook on modern psychiatric diagnosis and treatment, and includes of-the-moment material covering rapidly-changing fields such as neurochemistry, psychopharmacology, and genetics. This classic text explains DSM-IV-TR, presents its diagnostic categories, and illuminates them with psychodynamic, behavioral, social, and biological theories. It's a lively and fascinating overview of the breadth and variety of diagnoses and treatments. The book challenges students and encourages them to question what they read, to pursue the topic further, perhaps even to chuckle every now and then, and most of all, to help their patients. This is intended to be a teaching text that encourages and assists with discovery, rather than a mere compendium of information on psychopathology. Every chapter in this third edition has been revised by a clinician and teacher with expertise in psychiatry, psychology, or neurology, to ensure that the most recent research and clinical breakthroughs are represented. These updated chapters are devoted to the key topics of assessment, diagnosis and prognosis, etiology, and treatment. Essential Psychopathology also covers the gamut of mental disorders, including dementia and amnesia, substance abuse, schizophrenia, anxiety disorders, dissociative disorders, sexual and gender identity disorders, and eating and sleep disorders. In addition, three new chapters address newly relevant concerns. "Legal, Ethical, and Multicultural Issues" emphasizes the role these factors play in medical and psychiatric care. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2012 APA, all rights reserved) (jacket)