Abnormal Psychology

Since its inception, Abnormal Psychology has carefully balanced research and clinical application, engaging learners in the complex challenges with which clinicians and scientists are faced every day. The new 15th edition features a new integrated approach, shining a light on psychopathologies' root causes and most effective treatments by approaching these disorders from multiple, complementary perspectives underscoring that very often biological, cognitive, behavioral, and socioemotional factors are critical to understanding psychological disorders.

PREFACE viii

PART ONE INTRODUCTION AND FUNDAMENTAL ISSUES 1

1 Introduction and Historical Overview 1

2 Current Approaches in Psychopathology 28

3 Diagnosis and Assessment 56

4 Research Methods in Psychopathology 91

PART TWO PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS 120

5 Mood Disorders 120

6 Anxiety Disorders 161

7 Obsessive-Compulsive–Related and Trauma-Related Disorders 192

8 Dissociative Disorders and Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders 218

9 Schizophrenia 245

10 Substance Use Disorders 280

11 Eating Disorders 326

12 Sexual Disorders 356

13 Disorders of Childhood 386

14 Late Life and Neurocognitive Disorders 430

15 Personality Disorders 454

16 Legal and Ethical Issues 485

APPENDIX: DSM-5 DIAGNOSES A-1

GLOSSARY G-1

REFERENCES R-1

NAME INDEX N-1

SUBJECT INDEX S-1