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Now with all digital content in Macmillan Learnings breakthrough platform, Achieve, the landmark new edition of Ron and Jon Comer's
Fundamentals of Abnormal Psychology surveys the latest developments in the field, including up-to-the-moment research on the psychological impact of COVID-19 pandemic. This is the first introduction to abnormal psychology to examine the growing body of research on the pandemic's effects on a range of disorders, immune system functioning, family abuse, the shift towards telemental health, and the disproportionate burden on poor persons, members of minority groups, and others.
This edition also carries forward the Comers' trademark approach, balancing coverage of major clinical perspectives with a deep empathy for individuals living with mental disorders. The authors further expand their multicultural perspective, address such topics as the underrepresentation of racial and ethnic groups in clinical research, diagnostic bias, and many more. Finally, the Comers include enhanced coverage of the developmental psychopathology perspective, brain circuitry, and topics related to technology throughout.
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Fundamentals of Abnormal Psychology is also available to package (in print or electronically) with Ethan Gorenstein and Ronald Comer's new
Case Studies in Abnormal Psychology, Third Edition!
List of contents
Chapter 1: Abnormal Psychology: Past and Present
Chapter 2: Models of Abnormality
Chapter 3: Clinical Assessment, Diagnosis, and Treatment
Chapter 4: Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive, and Related Disorders
Chapter 5: Disorders of Trauma and Stress
Chapter 6: Depressive and Bipolar Disorders
Chapter 7: Suicide
Chapter 8: Disorders Featuring Somatic Symptoms
Chapter 9: Eating Disorders
Chapter 10: Substance Use and Addictive Disorders
Chapter 11: Sexual Disorders and Gender Variations
Chapter 12: Schizophrenia and Related Disorders
Chapter 13: Personality Disorders
Chapter 14: Disorders Common Among Children and Adolescents
Chapter 15: Disorders of Aging and Cognition
Chapter 16: Law, Society, and Mental Health
About the author
Ronald Comer; Jonathan Comer
