Clinical Psychology category: 2166 books
De-Medicalizing Misery
Psychiatry, Psychology and the Human Condition
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2011
Psychiatry and psychology have constructed a mental health system that does no justice to the problems it claims to understand and creates multiple problems for its users. Yet the myth of biologically-based mental illness defines our present. The book rethinks madness and distress reclaiming them as human, not medical, experiences.
Cultural Consultation
Encountering the Other in Mental Health Care
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2013
Based on a recently completed project of cultural consultation in Montreal, Cultural Consultation presents a model of multicultural and applicable health care. This model used clinicians and consultants to provide in-depth assessment, treatment planning, and limited interventions in consultation with...
Empathy
What it is and why it matters
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2012
Empathy is profoundly important for understanding people's feelings and behaviour. It is not only an essential skill in conducting successful personal and working relationships, it also helps us understand what makes people moral and societies decent.
With this compelling book, David Howe invites...
by Kevin J. O’Connor, Charles E. Schaefer, Lisa D. Braverman
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2019
Un libro de consulta completo sobre terapia de juego para los profesionales de la salud mental. Editado por los fundadores de este campo, el Manual de terapia de juego, 2a ed., es una referencia integral para los terapeutas pues ofrece una cobertura actualizada de todos los aspectos importantes del...
The Psychology of Female Violence
Crimes Against the Body
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2016
First Published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
by Jerome L. Singer
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2014
Daydreaming, our ability to give ‘to airy nothing a local habitation and a name’, remains one of the least understood aspects of human behaviour. As children we explore beyond the boundaries of our experience by projecting ourselves into the mysterious worlds outside our reach. As adolescents...
Neuropsychology of Art
Neurological, Cognitive, and Evolutionary Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2015
Fully updated, the second edition of Neuropsychology of Art offers a fascinating exploration of the brain regions and neuronal systems which support artistic creativity, talent and appreciation. This landmark book is the first to draw upon neurological, evolutionary, and cognitive perspectives, and...
When Children Refuse School
A Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Approach
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2007
Many children and teenagers refuse to attend school or have anxiety-related difficulties remaining in classes for an entire day. School refusal behavior can contribute to a child's academic, social, and psychological problems, impact a child's chances for future educational, financial, and personal...
The Ethics of Total Confinement
A Critique of Madness, Citizenship, and Social Justice
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2011
In three parts, this volume in the AP-LS series explores the phenomena of captivity and risk management, guided and informed by the theory, method, and policy of psychological jurisprudence. The authors present a controversial thesis that demonstrates how the forces of captivity and risk management...
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Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2014
After decades of neglect, researchers have begun to focus attention on the development and outcomes of girlhood aggression. This comprehensive volume provides an account of some of the pioneering research in the field. Its central aims are to highlight current understanding, identify key components...
Parenting Evaluations for the Court
Care and Protection Matters
Language: English
Release Date: May 28, 2007
- Covers the application of forensic psychology to the legal and child protective service systems in care and protection matters
by Robert M. Hodapp, Deborah J. Fidler
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2016
International Review of Research in Developmental Disabilities provides an ongoing scholarly look at research into the causes, effects, classification systems, and syndromes, etc. of developmental disabilities. Contributors come from wide-ranging perspectives, including genetics, psychology, education,...
by Nico H. Frijda
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2017
The Laws of Emotion is an accessible work that reviews much of the insightful new research on emotions conducted over the last ten years. It expands on the theory of emotions introduced in Nico Frijda’s earlier work and addresses a number of unanswered, basic problems on emotion theory. The author’s...
Treating and Preventing Adolescent Mental Health Disorders
What We Know and What We Don't Know
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2017
Sponsored by the Adolescent Mental Health Initiative of the Annenberg Public Policy Center (APPC) of the University of Pennsylvania and the Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands Trust, Treating and Preventing Adolescent Mental Health Disorders, Second Edition, provides a major update since the...