Psychopathology : History, Diagnosis, and Empirical Foundations

by W. Edward Craighead (Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia); David J. Miklowitz (University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado); Linda W. Craighead (Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, Editors)

• ISBN13: 9780470440643
• ISBN10: 0470440643
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2008-11-01
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

Edited and written by true leaders in the field, Psychopathology provides comprehensive coverage of adult psychopathology, including an overview of the topic in the context of the DSM. Individual chapters cover the history, theory, and assessment of Axis I and Axis II adult disorders such as panic disorder, social anxiety, bipolar disorders, schizophrenia, and borderline personality disorder.

Table of Contents

1. Issues in Diagnosis: Categorical vs. Dimensional (Scott O. Lilienfeld, Ph.D. and Kristin Landfield).2. Evidence-Based Strategies for the Assessment of Developmental Psychopathology: Measuring Prediction, Prescription, and Process (Eric Youngstrom).3. Generalized Anxiety Disorder (Karen Rowa, Ph.D. and Martin M. Antony, Ph.D.).4. Panic Disorder (Joanna Arch & Michelle G. Craske).5. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (Jonathan S. Abramowitz, Ph.D.).6. Social Anxiety Disorder(Deborah Roth Ledley, Brigette A. Erwin, and Richard G. Heimberg, Ph.D.).7. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (Patricia A. Resick, Candice M. Monson, and Shireen L. Rizvi).8. Major Depressive Disorder (W. Edward Craighead, Lorie A. Ritschel, Eirikur O. Arnarson and Charles F. Gillespie).9. Dysthymia and Chronic Depression (Daniel N. Klein).10. Bipolar Disorder (David J. Miklowitz, Ph.D. and Sheri L. Johnson).11. Schizophrenia and the Psychotic Spectrum (Elaine Walker, Ph.D., Vijay Mittal, MA, Kevin Tessner, MA, and Hanan Trotman, MA).12. Bulimia Nervosa and Binge Eating Disorder (Linda W. Craighead, Ph.D. and Lucy T. Smith).13. Eating Disorders: Anorexia Nervosa (James Lock, MD, Ph.D. and Nina Kirz, MD).14. Alcohol Use Disorders: History, Theory, and Diagnosis (Lara A. Ray, Ph.D., Kent E. Hutchison, Ph.D., and Monika Hauser, Ph.D.).15. Sleep Disorders (Allison G. Harvey, Ph.D., Polina Eidelman, and Lisa S. Talbot).16. Sexual Dysfunction (Cindy M. Meston, Ph.D. and Alessandra Rellini, Ph.D.).17. Psychopathy as Psychopathology: Key Developments in Etiology, Assessment, and Treatment (Jennifer E. Vitale, Ph.D. and Joseph P. Newman, Ph.D.).18. Borderline Personality Disorder (Jill M. Hooley and Sarah St. Germain).