Pathological Psychology category: 903 books

This book offers a concise, readable, research-grounded synthesis of the special concerns mental health and other helping professionals need to address when working with men today, and explains a wealth of effective gender-specific approaches to assessment and intervention that result in more successful...

The assessment and treatment of sexual deviance can be very difficult tasks, and it can be hard to find mentors to provide initial skills training and help in navigating the many complexities of a particular case. This book presents a series of case studies from international experts in the field...

Se habla mucho de la violencia pero se sabe muy poco acerca de sus causas. Los científicos suelen dividirse entre quienes ven fundamentalmente factores biológicos tras ella, o quienes conceden mayor importancia a los factores sociales. Este libro no se inclina ni hacia unos ni hacia otros, partiendo...

La intención de estos apuntes ha sido recoger algunas de las informaciones más relevantes entorno a la violencia de género en la pareja transmitidas por profesionales de diferentes ámbitos que están en contacto cotidiano con el fenómeno. Los profesionales invitados son personas reconocidas por...

Full exploitation of the DSM-5 allows for more comprehensive care By demystifying the DSM-5, author Sophia Dziegielewski goes beyond the traditional diagnostic assessment and suggests both treatment plans and practice strategy. She covers the changes in criteria to the DSM-5 and what those...

Recovery, Meaning-Making, and Severe Mental Illness offers practitioners an integrative treatment model that will stimulate and harness their creativity, allowing for the formation of new ideas about wellness in the face of profound suffering. The model, Metacognitive Reflection and Insight Therapy...

Recent decades have seen a steady rise in the incidence of antisocial behavior in youth. Possible direct consequences aside, such behavior is predictive of chronic emotional, educational, vocational, and emotional impairment that is associated with hundreds of millions of dollars in costs to overtaxed...

This book provides a comprehensive and clear survey of the major theoretical schools of psychotherapy - including Freudian, Jungian, humanistic and cognitive. There is also some consideration of the impact of new discoveries in neuroscience upon psychotherapy, and of the status of psychotherapy as...

*Skills-based Caring *equips carers with the skills and knowledge needed to support those suffering from an eating disorder, and to help them to break free from the traps that prevent recovery. Through a coordinated approach, it offers detailed techniques and strategies, which aim to improve professionals'...

In questo articolo Jaspers esamina le basi filosofiche della psicopatologia, considerandole un riferimento imprescindibile per una pratica medica che non voglia ridursi a un approccio meramente tecnico-scientifico con il paziente. In particolare, Jaspers analizza tutti quei concetti che ruotano attorno...

Katie's Diary is a unique analysis of the diary left behind by a young woman who has committed suicide. As compared to suicide notes, which are typically brief, Katie's diary consists of five separate books, an opportunity to look into the mind of a suicide from a source of data that is extraordinarily...

This is the authors true story. In 1991, as a foreign student in California, the author studies for a computer science degree, excels academically, and gets along very well with his American friends. But later, five invisible voices call on him, whispering instructions for a prophetic message. The...

A woman who is diagnosed with mental illness, trapped in a abusive marriage and diagnosed on the Autism Spectrum finds the courage to find her way and rebuild her self-esteem. She becomes an advocate for those with mental illness and autism, wins many prestigious awards in her community. Find out why she believes in the "Gift of Mental" and the "Joy of Autism".

The accompanying manual to Dissociation Model of Borderline Personality Disorder. This manual offers therapists and patients a user-friendly guide to general principles of treatment via case examples, therapeutic conversations, and common comorbid problems. Borderline Personality Disorder...