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Dewey Decimal Number: 616.89
EAN num: 9780471745846
ISBN number: 0471745847
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Page Count: 744
Printing Date: March 23, 2007
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The most up-to-date coverage on adult psychopathology
Adult Psychopathology and Diagnosis, Fifth Edition offers comprehensive coverage of the major psychological disorders and presents a balanced integration of empirical data and diagnostic criteria to demonstrate the basis for individual diagnoses. The accessible format and case study approach provide the opportunity to understand how diagnoses are reached.
Updated to reflect the rapid developments in the field of psychopathology, this Fifth Edition encompasses the most current research in the field including: - A thorough introduction to the principles of the DSM-IV-TR classification system and its application in clinical practice
- The biological and neurological foundations of disorders and the implications of psychopharmacology in treatment
- Illustrative case material as well as clinical discussions addressing specific disorders, diagnostic criteria, major theories of etiology, and issues of assessment and measurement
- Coverage of the major diagnostic entities and problems seen in daily clinical work by those in hospitals, clinics, and private practice
- A new chapter on race and ethnicity by renowned expert Stanley Sue
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This is an ideal resource tool that can assist clinicians in understanding different diagnosis and behaviours that can support the presence or absence of a trait which can aide in an appropriate diagnosis. The language is straight forwarded and the cross reference to DSM IV makes it a valueable tool.
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This text did not work well for our graduate level course. There was far too much emphasis on tedious details concerning prevalence, specifiers, and the kinds of facts one seeks from an encyclopedia. What most chapters lacked was a more conceptual, model- or theory-driven examination of the factors involved in the onset, development, and maintenance of the disorders. To my mind these are far more useful and valuable issues to focus on in a graduate psychopathology course, yet the bulk of the text was filled with far less relevant material. In fact it appears that nearly half the pages comprised references rather than text, so despite the bulk of the book there is not nearly enough useful material between the covers.
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This book is really good. I read more than 3/4 of it for class and it wasn't a hard nor boring read. I read the DSM IV TR before being assigned this book and it answered or spoke about many of the reactions I had to the DSM.
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I never orderded this expensive book yet received it none-theless from Warehouse Deals, a subsidiary of Amazon. Each referred me back to the other when I tried to resolve the problem. Bottom line: I didn't read the book but I was very unahppy with the service.
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This is an excellent introductory text for a graduate-level abnormal or even upper-level undergraduate-level abnormal psychology course. However, my major complaint with the book; besides, it being too bulky and heavy, is the simple fact that it doesn't include enough case studies. Granted, it's sprinkled with a few case studies, here and there, but it focuses mailny on research and gives an excellent discusion on the DSM-IV. This is an excellent book to be used in conjuction with the DSM-IV-TR; however, as I've stated earlier, the book needs to be made more thinly with the text still intact and the book needs case studies for each chapter, which it currently doesn't in this 4th edition.
Bottom-line: Good book, but bulky and lacks a plethora of case studies; hence, 4 stars!
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