Main description:

This comprehensive textbook communicates the complexities of abnormal psychology, speaks to the concerns of students, and empathically portrays the real human impact of psychological disorders. For the ninth edition, award-winning teacher Ronald Comer is joined by Jonathan Comer, who brings his expertise in developmental psychopathology research, brain circuitry, cognitive-behavioural research, and technology-driven treatment.
With its signature integrated coverage of theory, diagnosis, and treatment, and inclusive cross-cultural perspective, this new edition is an engaging introduction to where the study and treatment of psychological disorders stands today.

Contents:

Abnormal Psychology in Science and Clinical Practice
1. Abnormal Psychology: Past and Present
2. Models of Abnormality
3. Clinical Assessment, Diagnosis , and TreatmentProblems of Anxiety and Mood
4. Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive, and Related Disorders
5. Disorders of Trauma and Stress
6. Disorders of Mood
7. Suicide
Problems of the Mind and Body
8. Disorders Featuring Somatic Symptoms
9. Eating Disorders
10. Substance Use and Addictive Disorders
11. Disorders of Sex and Gender
Problems of Psychosis and the Cognitive Function
12. Schizophrenia
Life-Span Problems
13. Personality Disorders
14. Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence
15. Disorders of Aging and Cognition
Conclusion
16. Law, Society, and the Mental Health Profession