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The Behavioral Genetics of Psychopathology: A Clinical Guide »

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Authors: Kerry Jang, Philip A. Vernon
ISBN-13: 9780805843262, ISBN-10: 0805843264
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Routledge
Date Published: February 2005
Edition: (Non-applicable)

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Author Biography: Kerry Jang

Book Synopsis

To help mental health practitioners and patients plan realistic goals and develop strategies to reach them, Jang (psychiatry, U. of British Columbia) explores the theories, etiology, measurement, diagnosis, and treatment of psychopathology from the perspective of behavioral genetics, which is broadly concerned with the inheritance of emotional and behavioral patterns. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Table of Contents

Ch. 1Introduction3
Ch. 2The ABCs of behavioral genetics15
Ch. 3Classification and diagnosis44
Ch. 4The mood disorders67
Ch. 5The personality disorders87
Ch. 6The anxiety disorders111
Ch. 7Substance use problems132
Ch. 8Schizophrenia and the psychotic disorders150
Ch. 9Recapitulation165

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