Psychological Disorders - Adult Books

New and Published Books

1. Models of Madness

   Psychological, Social and Biological Approaches to Psychosis

   Edited by John Read, Jacqui Dillon

   Series: The International Society for Psychological and Social Approaches to Psychosis Book Series

   Are hallucinations and delusions really symptoms of an illness called ‘schizophrenia’? Are mental health problems really caused by chemical imbalances and genetic predispositions? Are psychiatric drugs as effective and safe as the drug companies claim? Is madness preventable? This second edition of...

   Published May 22nd 2013 by Routledge
2. Trauma, Culture, and Metaphor

   Pathways of Transformation and Integration

   By John P. Wilson, Jacob D. Lindy

   Series: Routledge Psychosocial Stress Series

   In Trauma, Culture, and Metaphor, John Wilson and Jacob Lindy explore the language of both individual and collective trauma in an era dominated by globalization and interconnectedness. Through lucid, careful discussion, this important book builds a bridge between the etymology of trauma-related...

   Published May 16th 2013 by Routledge
3. Progressive Counting Within a Phase Model of Trauma-Informed Treatment

   By Ricky Greenwald

   Clinicians recognize trauma and loss as a prominent source of clients' problems. Progressive counting is a significant advance in trauma treatment because it is about as efficient, effective, and well-tolerated as EMDR while being far simpler for therapists to master and do well. PC's value has...

   Published May 12th 2013 by Routledge
4. Overcoming Masculine Depression

   The Pain Behind the Mask, 2nd Edition

   By John R. Lynch, Christopher Kilmartin

   In Overcoming Masculine Depression, psychologists John Lynch and Christopher Kilmartin present a model that provides new ways of understanding men’s behaviors. This unique book does not portray men as victims, but seeks to increase awareness that a great deal of depression in men is misunderstood...

   Published May 12th 2013 by Routledge
5. Crack Cocaine Users

   High Society and Low Life in South London

   By Daniel Briggs

   Series: Routledge Advances in Ethnography

   Crack cocaine users have significant health problems, and place a significant burden on social services, the criminal justice system and drug treatment agencies. Among policymakers, professionals and the wider section of society, they are the most poorly understood drug-using group and have the...

   Published May 9th 2013 by Routledge
6. The Causes and Cures of Neurosis (Psychology Revivals)

   An introduction to modern behaviour therapy based on learning theory and the principles of conditioning

   By H.J. Eysenck, S. Rachman

   Series: Psychology Revivals

   Originally published in 1965 this book was an introduction to post-Freudian methods of diagnosing and treating neurotics of the time. These methods were known collectively as ‘behaviour therapy’, a term indicating their derivation from modern behaviourism, learning theory, and conditioning...

   Published May 6th 2013 by Routledge
7. A New Understanding of ADHD in Children and Adults

   Executive Function Impairments

   By Thomas E. Brown

   For over 100 years, ADHD has been seen as essentially a behavior disorder. Recent scientific research has developed a new paradigm which recognizes ADHD as a developmental disorder of the cognitive management system of the brain, its executive functions. This cutting-edge book pulls together key...

   Published May 1st 2013 by Routledge
8. CBT for Those at Risk of a First Episode Psychosis

   Evidence-based psychotherapy for people with an 'At Risk Mental State'

   By Mark van der Gaag, Dorien Nieman, David van den Berg

   Can severe mental illness be prevented by early intervention? Mental illness is highly prevalent in the general population and has its onset mostly in adolescence and young adulthood. Early intervention usually leads to improved prognosis. This book describes a newly developed, evidence based...

   Published April 28th 2013 by Routledge
9. Anxiety

   3rd Edition

   By Stanley Rachman

   Series: Clinical Psychology: A Modular Course

   Anxiety is a complex phenomenon and a central feature of many psychological problems. This thoroughly revised edition of Anxiety has been updated to include astonishing developments in the in the clinical implementation of knowledge about anxiety. In particular, this edition updates the reader with...

   Published April 22nd 2013 by Psychology Press
10. Using Space: Critical Geographies of Drugs and Alcohol

    Edited by Christopher M. Moreno, Robert Wilton

    The consumption of drugs and alcohol, and the pleasures and problems arising from this consumption, can be understood as embedded and constitutive elements of social, family, and recreational life. At the same time, they are key sites of intervention for a broad array of state and non-state actors...

    Published April 21st 2013 by Routledge