This in-depth casebook takes mental disorders from the realm of theory into the complex reality of human lives. It explores the full range of psychopathologies and types of patients, allowing practicing clinicians to see how disorders affect patients in real life. The eighth edition does a better job than other books in the field because it uses real clients and the most up-to-date research. Each case is based on an actual client of the authors and covers the entire scope of the disorder; from symptoms to treatment. Practicing clinicians will gain real-world insight into a variety of disorders. INDICE: 1. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder 2. Panic Disorder with Agoraphobia 3. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Rape Trauma 4. Social Phobia 5. Hypertension in an African American Man 6. Dissociative Identity Disorder: Multiple Personality 7. Major Depressive Disorder 8. Bipolar Mood Disorder 9. Somatization Disorder 10. Schizophrenia: Paranoid Type 11. Psychotic Disorder (NOS), Substance Dependence, and Violence 12. Alcohol Dependence 13. Sexual Dysfunction: Female Orgasmic Disorder and Premature Ejaculation 14. Paraphilias: Exhibitionism and Frotteurism 15. Gender Identity Disorder: Transsexualism 16. Eating Disorder: Anorexia Nervosa 17. Eating Disorder: Bulimia Nervosa 18. Paranoid Personality Disorder 19. Borderline Personality Disorder 20. Antisocial PersonalityDisorder: Psychopathy 21. Autistic Disorder 22. Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder 23. Oppositional Defiant Disorder
- ISBN: 978-0-470-40859-9
- Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 416
- Fecha Publicación: 18/11/2008
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés