Clinical Psychology Books
Understanding Depression: A Translational Approach
Depression is a major cause of morbidity throughout the world. Given that between 8 and 12% of the population (in most countries) will suffer from depression at some point in their lives, it is... (more)
Preventing Boundary Violations in Clinical Practice
What do you do when you run into a patient in a public place? How do you respond when a patient suddenly hugs you at the end of a session? Do you accept a gift that a patient brings to make up for... (more)
Diagnosis and Beyond: Counselling Psychology Contributions to Understanding Human Distress
Human distress is sometimes thought of as 'psychopathology', a thing separate to the person, that affects people; a thing that can be diagnosed, treated and hopefully cured. This mindset leads... (more)
Henry's Demons: A Father and Son's Journey Out of Madness
On a cold February day two months after his 20th birthday, Henry waded into the lethally cold Newhaven estuary and almost drowned. The trees, he said, had told him to do it. In Afghanistan, Patrick... (more)
Supervision and Clinical Psychology: Theory, Practice and Perspectives: Second Edition
What are the developments influencing supervision in clinical psychology? Supervision is crucial to good professional practice and an essential part of training and continuing professional... (more)
Clinical Handbook of Schizophrenia
Reviewing the breadth of current knowledge on schizophrenia, this handbook provides clear, practical guidelines for effective assessment and treatment in diverse contexts. Leading authorities have... (more)
Psychotherapy for Neuropsychological Challenges
This book is a unique and timely addition to the literature for it provides approaches for dealing with the cognitive and emotional consequences of common neurological diseases. There is growing... (more)
Understanding and Treating Dissociative Identity Disorder: A Relational Approach
Building on the comprehensive theoretical model of dissociation elegantly developed in The Dissociative Mind, Elizabeth Howell makes another invaluable contribution to the clinical understanding of... (more)
Mental Health Ethics: The Human Context
All human behaviour is, ultimately, a moral undertaking, in which each situation must be considered on its own merits. As a result ethical conduct is complex. Despite the proliferation of Codes of... (more)
Cognitive Dysfunction in Bipolar Disorder: A Guide for Clinicians
The first comprehensive book of its kind, this book compiles the latest data in neuropsychology, neuroimaging, neurogenetics, and functional outcomes research to enable clinicians to more effectively... (more)
Bipolar Depression: A Comprehensive Guide
This book provides clinicians with the necessary guidance to distinguish this illness and pursue an appropriate therapeutic course. It brings together a team of clinical investigators who offer... (more)
Aggressive Offenders' Cognition: Theory, Research and Practice
This book focuses specifically on aggressive offenders and is divided into two parts. Part I deals with sexual abusers whilst Part II is concerned with violent offenders. Each part discusses theory,... (more)
The Handbook of Clinical Adult Psychology: Third Edition
This third edition of "The Handbook of Clinical Adult Psychology" has been thoroughly updated throughout to take account of recent research. As well as updating existing sections, the editors have... (more)
Experiences of Mental Health In-patient Care: Narratives from Service Users, Carers and Professionals
This book offers an insight into the experience of psychiatric in-patient care, both from a professional and a user perspective. The editors highlight the problems in creating therapeutic... (more)
Caring for Adults with Mental Health Problems
"Caring for Adults with Mental Health Problems" provides the reader with many examples of thoughts, ideas and perspectives in a user-friendly, easily accessible format. The chapters are divided into... (more)
Mental Health Care for People of Diverse Backgrounds
Mental health care needs vary in different groups of people, but many healthcare professionals have a poor understanding of exactly how. From ethnicity to sexuality, family to religion, "Mental... (more)
Fifty Signs of Mental Illness: A User-Friendly Alphabetical Guide to Psychiatric Symptoms and What You Should Know About Them
This compelling book introduces a wide range of psychiatric symptoms and their treatments. Written for anyone concerned about his or her own mental health or about symptoms observed in family members... (more)
Person Based Cognitive Therapy for Distressing Psychosis
This book provides a practical framework for using a person based cognitive therapy approach for addressing the range of problems experienced by people with psychosis. Chapters 1-4 provide a context... (more)
The Psychology of Bipolar Disorder: New Developments and Research Strategies
Bipolar disorder (BPD) is a severe mental illness which has a substantial impact on the sufferer, carers, and mental health services. This volume presents an overview of the psychological and... (more)
Advanced Family Work for Schizophrenia: An Evidence-based Approach
This book is a companion volume to the popular Family Work for Schizophrenia and gives more detailed explanations of how to work with difficult cases. It describes nineteen families with more complex... (more)
Gesture and Thought
Gesturing is such an integral yet unconscious part of communication that we are mostly oblivious to it. But if you observe anyone in conversation, you are likely to see his or her fingers, hands, and... (more)
Masters of the Mind: Exploring the Story of Mental Illness from Ancient Times to the New Millennium
A fascinating, informative, comprehensive, broad-minded, brilliant, and perceptive tour of the universe of views of mental function and dysfunction, this book helps the reader understand... (more)
Integrated Treatment for Dual Disorders: A Guide to Effective Practice
From authors at the forefront of the dual disorders field, this comprehensive clinical handbook provides virtually everything needed to plan, deliver and evaluate effective treatment for persons with... (more)
Affect, Cognition and Change: Re-modelling Depressive Thought
This text, a collaboration between a clinical psychologist and a cognitive psychologist, offers a cognitive account of depression. (more)
Dangerous Sex Offenders: A Task Force Report of the American Psychiatric Association
Topics in this volume on sexually dangerous offenders include: epidemiology of sex offenders; sexual predator commitment laws; juvenile sex offenders; and pharmacological treatment of sexual... (more)
Reconstructing schizophrenia:
"Reconstructing Schizophrenia" subjects the difficult concept of schizophrenia to rigorous scientific, historical, and sociological scrutiny. The result provides a critical perspective on modern... (more)
Cognition and emotion:
This text explores the revival of research into the interplay between cognition and emotion, as emotion theorists recognize the pivotal role of cognitive factors in most aspects of the emotion... (more)
Memories of Sexual Betrayal: Truth, Fantasy, Repression and Dissociation
In this comprehensive volume the repressed memory controversy is explored by leading clinicians in a discussion free of the accusatory tone that has often dominated the literature to date. The... (more)
The addictive personality: Understanding the addictive process & compulsive behaviour
This is the second edition of a text that aims to explore how addiction starts, how society pushes people towards addiction, and what happens inside those who become addicted. It examines genetic... (more)
Introduction to chemical dependency counseling:
An introduction to alcoholism and drug addiction. It can be used by students preparing to take the Certified Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselor (CASAC) exams; those on college courses in... (more)