Clinical Psychology category: 2166 books

In contrast to traditional approaches of mainstream psycholinguists, the authors of Communicating with One Another approach spontaneous spoken discourse as a dynamic process, rich with structures, patterns, and rules other than conventional grammar and syntax. Daniel C. O’Connell and Sabine Kowal...

Research has documented the reciprocal effects of exceptionality and secondary psychosocial and behavioral characteristics. This in-depth handbook examines the categories of exceptionality most often described in educational, behavioral, and health practices. Leading authorities from psychology, education,...

International Review of Research in Mental Retardation is an ongoing scholarly look at research into the causes, effects, classification systems, syndromes, etc. of mental retardation. Contributors come from wide-ranging perspectives, including genetics, psychology, education, and other health and behavioral...

Obsessive-compulsive disorder is now recognized to be a serious and chronic illness affecting more than 2% of the population. While the last decade of the twentieth century witnessed many advances on both the pharmacological and the behavioral fronts, fewer than 50% of cases benefitted significantly...

Parents often worry about raising kids in a tech-saturated world - the threats of cyberbullying, video game violence, pornography, and sexting may seem inescapable. And while these dangers exist, there is a much more common and subtle way that technology can cause harm: by eroding our attention spans....

In response to the growing concern for the psychological impact of disasters on children, this book integrates a diverse body of literature-including theory, case studies and other research, and assessment and intervention techniques-contributed by many of the fields most experienced professionals....

La obra Fenómeno suicida: un acercamiento transdisciplinar es un recurso potencialmente útil para modificar un fenómeno tan complejo y dinámico como el suicidio, el cual requiere una adecuada comprensión. Dicha comprensión no es unitaria, única ni monolítica, sino por necesidad parcial, provisional...

Mindful Eating from the Dialectical Perspective is both a research reference and exhaustive guide to implementing a practice of mindful eating grounded in dialectical behavior therapy. This informative and timely new resource balances a presentation of empirical data with thorough and engaging instruction...

Lo stalking è un fenomeno di grande attualità e di grande interesse sociale, in quanto spesso si sentono dai mass media casi di omicidi a sfondo passionale che celano casi di stalking. Tutti conoscono gli ultimi casi di stalking, come per esempio quello di Maria Antonia Murtari detta Antonella che...

“Mi parlano del bene e del male e presumono che io sappia di cosa si tratta. Ma io non lo so (…) parlando di bene e di male, parliamo in concreto di una circostanza di cui non conosciamo la qualità più profonda”: in questo modo Jung attribuisce una connotazione innata al male; allo stesso...

Svolgere un lavoro “emotivo” può richiedere molte risorse ad un operatore e lo può mettere maggiormente a rischio di “bruciarsi” e di conoscere, quindi, la sindrome del Burnout. Le cause ed i successivi sintomi di questa patologia possono essere gestiti con una serie di strategie preventive...

This collection of essays by leading exponents of contemporary Buddhism and psychotherapy brings together appreciation and critical evaluation of Mindfulness, a phenomenon that has swept the mental health field over the last two decades. The sheer diversity and depth of expertise assembled here illuminate the current presentation of Mindfulness.

Il volume offre al lettore italiano una prima importante sistematizzaziome del disturbo di dismorfismo corporeo (Body Dysmorphic Disorder, BDD), una persistente e dolorosa preoccupazione per supposte malformazioni, difetti e imperfezioni fisiche e corporee. Il BDD si manifesta in una sintomatologia...

Fathers, Fatherhood and Mental Illness provides the first book-length study of fathers' experiences of mental illness, arguing that a discourse analytic focus upon the experience of mental illness is relevant both to social scientists and mental health scholars and practitioners.