Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Abnormal psychology in science and clinical practice. Abnormal psychology: past and present -- Research in abnormal psychology -- Models of abnormality -- Clinical assessment, diagnosis, and treatment -- Problems of stress and anxiety. Anxiety, obsessive-compulsive, and related disorders -- Disorders of trauma and stress -- Depressive and bipolar disorders -- Treatments for depressive and bipolar disorders -- Suicide -- Problems of mind and body. Disorders featuring somatic symptoms -- Eating disorders -- Substance use and addictive disorders -- Disorders of sex and gender -- Problems of psychosis. Schizophrenia -- Treatments for schizophrenia and other severe mental disorders -- Life-span problems. Personality disorders -- Disorders common among children and adolescents -- Disorders of aging and cognition -- Conclusion. Law, society, and the mental health profession.

An award-winning teacher, accomplished researcher, and experienced therapist, Ron Comer knows how to communicate the complexities of the abnormal psychology, to speak to the concerns of students, and to portray the real human impact of psychological disorders.

Legacy 2017 UoY