Abnormal psychology books

Presently, doctors and psychiatrists are professing their inability to develop theoretical approaches that lead...  Read More >>

The story of a woman who, after years of self-doubt, learned to embrace her Asperger's syndrome traits. Liane Holliday...  Read More >>

Psychologists receive several years of specialized study on the brain, behavior, and mental health, but despite...  Read More >>

Delusional disorder, once termed paranoia, was an important diagnosis in the late nineteenth and early twentieth...  Read More >>

Dramatic advances in biological psychiatry have attested to the staying power of the experimental method. Those...  Read More >>

Drawing upon a rich set of asylum patient case records, this book reconstructs the encounter of state officials...  Read More >>

In Donna's relationship with Ian, a man with difficulties related to her own, we watch the two of them break through...  Read More >>

In The Management of Eating Disorders and Obesity, David J. Goldstein and a panel of highly respected clinicians...  Read More >>

Whether called black sheep, sociopaths, felons, conmen, or misfits, some men break all the rules. They shirk everyday...  Read More >>

Designed to help managers of mental health services cope, survive and fulfil their role, this book intends to demystify...  Read More >>

This book looks at a wide range of issues and problems relating to the management of sexual offenders in prisons...  Read More >>

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Discusses different eating disorders including bulimia, anorexia, and compulsive exercise. Also describes some of...  Read More >>

Hundreds of thousands of women self-mutilate, yet very little is known about the reasons for this widespread phenomenon...  Read More >>

Hundreds of thousands of women self-mutilate, yet very little is known about the reasons for this widespread phenomenon...  Read More >>

This volume comprises a collection of case studies from analysts who have treated patients who have committed serious...  Read More >>

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Twenty years ago, a therapist could hang up a shingle, make some networking calls, and begin to create a steady...  Read More >>

In 1978, under immense pressure at work, Edgar Schneider suffered a nervous breakdown. After convalescing, he returned...  Read More >>

First published in 1992, this second edition of When Parents Die is aimed at readers of all ages. Rebecca Abrams...  Read More >>

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This collection of classic and contemporary essays makes a major contribution to the reassessment of psychoanalytic...  Read More >>