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Fundamentals of Abnormal Psychology » (5th Edition)

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Authors: Ronald J. Comer
ISBN-13: 9780716773764, ISBN-10: 0716773767
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Worth Publishers, Incorporated
Date Published: February 2007
Edition: 5th Edition

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Author Biography: Ronald J. Comer

Book Synopsis

Expanded multicultural coverage including new sociocultural landscape boxes

Expanded coverage of key disorders and topics such as Borderline Personality Disorder, Conduct Disorder, ADHD, Pervasive Developmental Disorders like Asperger s Disorder

Expanded coverage of prevention and of the promotion of mental health

Updated coverage of recent theories, research, and events including thousands of new references from the years 2004-2006, as well as hundreds of new photos, tables, and figures.

Table of Contents

Abnormal Psychology in Science and Clinical Practice
1. Abnormal Psychology: Past and Present
2. Models of Abnormality
3. Clinical Assessment, Diagnosis, and Treatment

Problems of Stress and Anxiety

4. Anxiety Disorders
5. Stress Disorders
6. Somatoform and Dissociative Disorders

Problems of Mood

7. Mood Disorders
8. Suicide

Problems of Mind and Body

9. Eating Disorders
10. Substance-Related Disorders
11. Sexual Disorders and Gender Identity Disorder

Problems of Psychosis

12. Schizophrenia

Life-Span Disorders
13. Personality Disorders
14. Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence
15. Disorders of Aging and Cognition

Conclusion
16. Law, Society, and the Mental Health Profession

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