Clinical Psychology Books
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy with Older People
Topics covered include the need to build a therapeutic relationship, dealing with stereotypical thinking about ageing, setting realistic expectations in the face of deteriorating medical conditions,... (more)
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Theory, Research and Treatment
Focusing on cognitive therapy methods of treatment, this text brings together many experts in the field to provide a state-of-the-art account of theory, assessment, and practice in treatment of... (more)
Subjective Darkness: Depression as a Loss of Connection, Narrative, Meaning, and the Capacity for Self-Representation
In this book, depression is explored as a form of loss that manifests itself as an inability to connect with others, to narrate one's own existence, to derive meaning from life experiences, and... (more)
Unusual and Rare Psychological Disorders: A Handbook for Clinical Practice and Research
Many fascinating and important psychological disorders are either omitted from our current diagnostic systems or rarely covered during graduate or medical training. As a result, most mental health... (more)
Cognitive-Experiential Theory
In this volume, Epstein presents a new theory of personality, referred to as cognitive-experiential theory, that is integrative of all other major personality theories. This integration is... (more)
Handbook of Diagnosis and Treatment of DSM 5 Personality Disorders: Attachment, Case Conceptualization, and Treatement: Third Edition
Since the publication of the acclaimed second edition of Handbook of Diagnosis and Treatment of DSM-IV Personality Disorders, much has changed in how the personality disorders are understood and... (more)
Prevention in Mental Health Care: Time for a New Approach
Prevention in Mental Health Care: Time for a New Approach focuses on the limitations in current psychiatric practice and research. Many professionals working in mental health care, as well as... (more)
Ordinary Magic: Resilience in Development
From a pioneering researcher, this book synthesizes the best current knowledge on resilience in children and adolescents. Ann S. Masten explores what allows certain individuals to thrive and adapt... (more)
Psychosis, Psychoanalysis and Psychiatry in Post War USA: On the Borderland of Madness
Covering the last four decades of the 20th century, this book explores the unwritten history of the struggles between psychoanalysis and psychiatry in post war USA, inaugurated by the neo-somatic... (more)
Theoretical Approaches to Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Obsessive-compulsive disorder is currently the subject of considerable research, since recent epidemiological studies have suggested that the condition is more prevalent than was originally believed.... (more)
Personality Assessment: Second Edition
The first edition of Personality Assessment provided an overview of the most popular self-report and performance-based personality assessment instruments. The chapter authors were key members in... (more)
Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Fourth Edition
Widely regarded as the standard clinical reference, this volume provides the best current knowledge about attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children, adolescents, and adults. The... (more)
Generalized Anxiety Disorders
Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) was first characterized by Freud as part of anxiety neurosis and became part of the diagnostic nomenclature in 1980. GAD is a chronic condition, which affects... (more)
The Oxford Handbook of Clinical Psychology
The exponential growth of clinical psychology since the late 1960s can be measured in part by the extensive-perhaps exhaustive-literature on the subject. This proliferation of writing has continued... (more)
Diagnosis Made Easier: Principles and Techniques for Mental Health Clinicians: Second Edition
This popular practitioner guide and course text takes the reader step by step through diagnostic decision making in mental health. Acclaimed for both the clarity of his writing and his clinical... (more)
Clinicians in Court: A Guide to Subpoenas, Depositions, Testifying, and Everything Else You Need to Know: Second Edition
Interacting with the legal system can be stressful and intimidating for mental health professionals. This trusted book provides user-friendly strategies to help clinicians prepare for testimony in... (more)
The Family Guide to Mental Health Care
More than fifty million people a year are diagnosed with some form of mental illness. It spares no sex, race, age, ethnicity, or income level. And left untreated, mental disorders can devastate our... (more)
A New Understanding of ADHD in Children and Adults: Executive Function Impairments
For over 100 years, ADHD has been seen as essentially a behavior disorder. Recent scientific research has developed a new paradigm which recognizes ADHD as a developmental disorder of the cognitive... (more)
Mind Stimulation Therapy (MST): Cognitive Interventions for Persons with Schizophrenia and Other Clinical Populations
This book presents a psychotherapy intervention model called Multimodal Integrative Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (MICST). It is grounded in information processing and cognitive stimulation... (more)
DSM-5 Handbook of Differential Diagnosis
Diagnosing patients requires the ability to elicit information from the patient, identify symptoms and recognize patterns, determine possible causes, and then make an accurate diagnosis. Experienced... (more)
Therapist's Guide to Pediatric Affect and Behavior Regulation
this new book on child clinical intervention presents much of the material in outline or bullet point format, allowing easy understanding of complex material for the busy therapist. This clinician's... (more)
First Person Accounts of Mental Illness and Recovery: Case Examples of Living with a Mental Disorder
In First Person Accounts of Mental Illness, case studies of individuals experiencing schizophrenia, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, personality disorders, substance use disorders, and other mental... (more)
A Research Guide for Health and Clinical Psychology
This must-have, practical guide for trainee psychologists working towards their British Psychological Society (BPS) qualification in either health psychology or clinical psychology is designed to... (more)
How He Gets into Her Head: The Mind of the Male Intimate Abuser
Presenting some ground-breaking ideas, this book prompts a radical reappraisal of how we think about and understand male intimate abuse and violence. Over the last fifty years an array of resources... (more)
The Psychology Book
All the big ideas, simply explained - an innovative and accessible guide to the study of human nature
The Psychology Book clearly explains more than 100 groundbreaking ideas in this fascinating... (more)
The Oxford Handbook of Clinical Psychology
The exponential growth of clinical psychology since the late 1960s can be measured in part by the extensive-perhaps exhaustive-literature on the subject. This proliferation of writing has continued... (more)
The Medication Question: Weighing Your Mental Health Treatment Options
Helping readers understand the factors and considerations when deciding whether or not to take psychotropic drugs.
This important volume provides a thorough overview of a range of mental disorders,... (more)
Antipsychiatry: Quackery Squared
More than fifty years ago, Thomas Szasz showed that the concept of mental illness - a disease of the mind - is an oxymoron, a metaphor, a myth. Disease, in the medical sense, affects only the body.... (more)
Deconstructing Psychosis: Refining the Research Agenda for DSM-V
"Deconstructing Psychosis: Refining the Research Agenda for DSM-V" provides an all-important summary of the latest research about the diagnosis and pathophysiology of psychosis. This volume gives the... (more)
Casebook of Psychosomatic Medicine
Psychosomatic medicine plays a crucial role in the medical center, and its sound, sensitive practice is critical to patient care. "The Casebook of Psychosomatic Medicine" brings to life the patients... (more)