Diagnosis and Treatment of Mental Disorders Across the Lifespan

by Stephanie M. Woo (Pepperdine University, CA ); Carolyn Keatinge (Pepperdine University, CA )

• ISBN13: 9780471689287
• ISBN10: 0471689289
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-05-01
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

Designed to serve as a trusted desktop reference on issues of lifespan and cultural diversity for all mental health professionals, Diagnosis and Treatment of Mental Disorders Across the Lifespan expertly covers etiology, clinical presentation, intake and interviewing, diagnosis, and treatment of a wide range of DSM-IV-TR disorders that occur in people of all ages. This is an indispensable resource for all mental health professionals.

Author Biography

Stephanie M. Woo, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Psychology and Director of the Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology with an Emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy Program (Malibu Campus) at the Graduate School of Education and Psychology at Pepperdine University in Los Angeles, California. She is also a consultant to RAND Corporation and Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at UCLA.

Carolyn Keatinge, PhD, is an Instructor and Clinical Supervisor at the Graduate School of Education and Psychology at Pepperdine University in Los Angeles, California and a consultant to Boys and Girls Hope California. She is the coauthor of Rapid Psychological Assessment (Wiley).

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xi
Fundamental Clinical Skills	p. 1
Intake and Interviewing	p. 3
Crisis Issues	p. 63
Essentials of Diagnosis	p. 111
Fundamentals of Treatment Planning	p. 155
Clinical Disorders	p. 195
Disorders of Childhood I: Pervasive Developmental Disorders	p. 197
Disorders of Childhood II: Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Other Disruptive Behavior Disorders	p. 265
Cognitive Disorders	p. 331
Substance-Related Disorders	p. 397
Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders	p. 469
Mood Disorders	p. 533
Anxiety Disorders	p. 603
Somatoform and Related Disorders	p. 681
Eating, Sleep, Sexual, and Gender Identity Disorders	p. 745
Personality Disorders	p. 801
Psychopharmacology	p. 879
References	p. 897
Author Index	p. 1087
Subject Index	p. 1121
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