Psychological Disorders - Adult Books

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81. Autism

    By Stuart Murray

    Series: The Routledge Series Integrating Science and Culture

    Autism is the first book on the condition that seeks to combine medical, historical and cultural approaches to an understanding of the condition. Its purpose is to present a rounded portrayal of the ways in which autism is currently represented in the world, It focuses on three broad areas: the...

    Published September 8th 2011 by Routledge
82. An Introduction to Psychological Care in Nursing and the Health Professions

    By Helena Priest

    Caring is at the core of what nurses and other health professionals do. But caring encompasses more than simply looking after people’s physical health needs. People requiring any health service will have psychological needs that affect their feelings, thoughts, and behaviour. Good psychological...

    Published August 17th 2011 by Routledge
83. New Ideas about Eating Disorders

    Human Emotions and the Hunger Drive

    By Charles T. Stewart

    In this book, Charles Stewart discusses how the positive affects of the life instinct such as interest and joy, and the crisis affects such as fear, anguish, rage, shame and contempt, condition and can even dissociate the hunger drive, thereby contributing to either positive or negative attitudes...

    Published July 28th 2011 by Routledge
84. Experiencing Psychosis

    Personal and Professional Perspectives

    Edited by Jim Geekie, Patte Randal, Debra Lampshire, John Read

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

    Extensive scientific research has been conducted into understanding and learning more about psychotic experiences. However, in existing research the voice of subjective experience is rarely taken into consideration. In this book, first-person accounts are brought centre-stage and examined alongside...

    Published July 28th 2011 by Routledge
85. Contingency Management for Substance Abuse Treatment

    A Guide to Implementing This Evidence-Based Practice

    By Nancy M. Petry

    Isn’t it unethical to pay people to do what they should be doing anyway?Won’t patients just sell the reinforcers and buy drugs?Others didn’t get prizes for not using. Why should they? The concerns surrounding Contingency Management (CM) are many and reflect how poorly understood and rarely utilized...

    Published July 27th 2011 by Routledge
86. A Collaborative Approach to Eating Disorders

    Edited by June Alexander, Janet Treasure

    While many aspects of eating disorders remain a mystery, there is growing evidence that collaboration is an essential element for treatment success. This book emphasises and explains the importance of family involvement as part of a unified team approach towards treatment and recovery. A...

    Published July 24th 2011 by Routledge
87. Retraumatization

    Assessment, Treatment, and Prevention

    Edited by Melanie P. Duckworth, Victoria M. Follette

    Exposure to potentially traumatic events puts individuals at risk for developing a variety of psychological disorders; the complexities involved in treating them are numerous and have serious repercussions. How should diagnostic criteria be defined? How can we help a client who does not present...

    Published July 20th 2011 by Routledge
88. DSM-IV-TR Clinical Vignettes

    Volumes 1 & 2

    By William H. Reid, Michael G. Wise

    This collection of clinical vignettes can be used in several ways, including as an adjunct to teaching, in self-instruction for individuals and groups, and as a video examination in DSM-IV diagnosis. It contains sixteen vignettes ranging in length from five to 12 minutes and includes a program...

    Published July 14th 2011 by Routledge
89. Dangerous People

    Policy, Prediction, and Practice

    Edited by Bernadette McSherry, Patrick Keyzer

    Series: International Perspectives on Forensic Mental Health

    Experienced legal academics and mental health professionals explore the current approaches to “dangerousness” and preventive detention. The defining characteristics of those deemed dangerous by society vary according to culture, place, and time, and the contributors to this text have gathered to...

    Published July 5th 2011 by Routledge
90. Simply Effective Group Cognitive Behaviour Therapy

    A Practitioner's Guide

    By Michael J. Scott

    Group Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (GCBT) and guided self-help widen the availability of evidence-based treatment for common mental health disorders. This volume provides GCBT protocols for common disorders as well as session-by-session teaching materials and self-help survival manuals covering:...

    Published June 22nd 2011 by Routledge