Case Studies in Abnormal Psychology, 6th Edition

by Thomas F. Oltmanns (Univ. of Virginia); John M. Neale (State Univ. of New York at Stonybrook); Gerald C. Davison (Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles)

• ISBN13: 9780471415626
• ISBN10: 0471415626
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-04-01
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

This in-depth casebook takes mental disorders from the realm of theory into the complex reality of human lives. Covering the full range of psychopathologies and types of patients, these cases focus on symptoms, the client's history, treatment, and outcome to provide detailed descriptions of a wide range of clinical problemsOffers strong coverage of cultural, ethnic, and women's issuesIncludes a number of transcripts of therapy sessions, giving readers a realistic view of psychotherapyExcellent balance of various perspectives and treatmentsPresents case failures as well as successes, and points to gaps in current knowledge

Table of Contents

Preface.

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.

Panic Disorder with Agoraphobia.

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Rape Trauma.

Social Phobia.

Hypertension in an Afreican American Man.

Dissociative Identity Disorder: Multiple Personality.

Major Depressive Disorder.

Depression, Delinium, and Suicidality in an Older Woman Caring for an Alzheimer's Patient.

Schizophrenia Paranoid Type.

Psychotic Disorder (NOS), Substance Dependence, and Violence.

Substance Dependence: Alcoholism.

Sexual Dysfunction: Femal Orgasmic Disorder.

Paraphilla: Exhibitionism.

Gender Identity Disorder: Transsexualism.

Eating Disorder: Anorexia Nervosa.

Eating Disorder: Bulimia Nervosa.

Paranoid Personality Disorder.

Borderline Personality Disorder.

Antisocial Personality Disorder: Psychopathy.

Autistic Disorder.

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.

Separation Anxiety Disorder: School Phobia.

References.

Index.