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Accessible and comprehensive, this textbook portrays the real people behind the DSM-5 criteria, the theories, and the research.
List of contents
Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Overview of psychopathology and psychological disorders; 2. Psychopathology perspectives: theories and treatments; 3. Research, assessment, diagnosis, and treatment; 4. Anxiety, obsessive-compulsive, and related disorders; 5. Trauma and stressor-related and dissociative disorders; 6. Mood disorders; 7. Somatic symptom, sleep, and psychological factors affecting health; 8. Gender variation, sexual dysfunctions, and paraphilic disorders; 9. Eating disorders; 10. Disruptive impulse control and conduct disorders; 11. Substance-related and addictive disorders; 12. Personality disorders; 13. Schizophrenia and psychotic disorders; 14. Neurodevelopmental and neurocognitive disorders; 15. Legal and ethical issues; Glossary; References; Index.
About the author
Kenneth Carter is Charles Howard Candler Professor of Psychology and interim Dean at Oxford College of Emory University, where he teaches introductory courses in psychology as well as advanced courses in clinical psychopharmacology, research methods, and personality. Before joining the Oxford College faculty in 1994, Carter served as a senior assistant research scientist in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's prestigious Epidemic Intelligence Service, with a research focus on smoking as a risk marker for suicidal behaviors in adolescents. He has published extensively in both academic and lay publications, actively engaging in the translation of research in psychology into everyday language. His articles have been published in magazines such as Psychology Today and Women's Health, and he has appeared on programs such as CNN Tonight and NBC's Today show and hosted NBC's Mind of a Motorhead. His most recent book is Buzz!: Inside the Minds of Thrill-Seekers, Daredevils, and Adrenaline Junkies (Cambridge University Press, 2019).
Summary
This textbook offers undergraduate students a structured, yet engaging treatment of psychological disorders and the theories that inform treatment. Packed with the latest research and real-world case studies, it explains how biological, psychological, social, and sociocultural factors may interact in the development of mental disorders.
