Clinical Psychology Books
Deconstructing Psychopathology
This accessible text provides a critical perspective on the institutions, practices and presuppositions that underlie the study of "psychopathology". The authors, coming from backgrounds in clinical... (more)
Handbook of the psychology of interviewing
The interview is one of the most commnly used methods within psychology, and effective interviewing skills are one of the most useful qualities a professional can possess. This text on the psychology... (more)
Don't lose your patients!: Responding to clients who want to quit treatment
Responsibility for a premature termination-patient dropout may often be imputed to a patient. In contrast, this work examines the therapist's role in the divorce and offers appropriate interventions... (more)
Rethinking Methods in Psychology
The recent widespread rejection of conventional theory and method has led to the evolution of different ways of gathering and analyzing data. This accessible textbook introduces key research methods... (more)
Evolutionary Psychiatry: A New Beginning
A comprehensive introduction to the science of Darwinian psychiatry, arguing that psychiatric symptoms are manifestations of ancient adaptive strategies which are no longer appropriate but can be... (more)
Critical perspectives on mental health:
Using the British mental health services as a case study, this book reviews the various social, political and intellectual developments which have shaped psychiatric practice. It evaluates the impact... (more)
Disorders of Affect Regulation: Alexithymia in Medical and Psychiatric Illness
Here, the authors present recent thinking about the development and regulation of emotions, and argue that several common but difficult-to-treat psychiatric illnesses, including drug addictions, are... (more)
Risk management with suicidal patients:
This volume aims to show clinicians how to incorporate risk-management procedures into their practice whilst maintaining a high level of patient care. Chapters examine the clinical and forensic risks... (more)
Assessing competence to consent to treatment: A Guide for Physicians and Other Health Professionals
One of the most challenging tasks facing clinicians today is the assessment of patients' capacities to consent to treatment. The protection of a patient's right to decide, as well as the protection... (more)
Principles of psychopathology: Two worlds, two minds, two hemispheres
Psychopathology is the study of the signs and symptoms of psychiatric disorders - delusions, hallucinations, phobias and depression, for example. This text gives an account of the terms currently in... (more)
Categorization in Social Psychology:
This major new work looks at the study of categorization, especially in relation to cognitive and social psychology. 293 pages. (more)
General psychopathology: Volume 2
In "General Psychopathology", perhaps his most important contribution to the Heidelberg school, Jaspers critiques the scientific aspirations of psychotherapy, arguing that the realm of the human must... (more)
Pathology and the postmodern: Mental illness as discourse and experience
This book explores the relationship between mental distress and social constructionism using new work from eminent scholars in the fields of sociology, psychology and philosophy. 271 pages. (more)
Maps of meaning: The architecture of belief
Connecting neuropsychology and cognitive science with Freudian theory and Jungian approaches to mythology and narrative, this text aims to show that there is an empirical connection between what... (more)
A History of Psychiatry: From the Era of the Asylum to the Age of Prozac
In this comprehensive history of psychiatry, Edward Shorter examines the evolution of psychiatric theory and practice from the 18th century to the present. The text argues for a return to... (more)
Social phobia: clinical applications of evidence-based psychotherapy
Social phobia can disrupt a person's life more than panic disorder and anxiety attacks, adversely affecting relationships and employment, and leading to drug use. Treatment programmes do exist for... (more)
Disorders of narcissism: diagnostic, clinical, and empirical implications:
Combining empirical evidence, clinical diagnostic observations and treatment, the contributors to this text provide an overview of narcissistic pathology and narcissistic disorders. Subjects include... (more)
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy in Primary Care
The use of cognitive behaviour interventions for brief therapy in primary care is accepted by most to be both useful and cost effective. This book contains a number of concise suggestions for... (more)
My psychosis, my bicycle, and I: The self-organization of madness
This text presents a systems-theory approach to the understanding of madness. It shifts the viewpoint of the observer, forcing the re-examination of ideas that previously seemed self-evident.
A Straight Talking Introduction to the Causes of Mental Health Problems
What causes mental health problems? Nature or nurture? Brain and biology? Genetic inheritance or social environment? Revised and updated, this concise book explains what we know today about the... (more)
Yoga for Positive Embodiment in Eating Disorder Prevention and Treatment
There is a growing body of research exploring the effectiveness of yoga as a pathway to positive embodiment for those at-risk for and struggling with eating disorders. This book provides a... (more)
The Psychology of Memory
How can I improve my memory? Do my emotions affect my memories? How will my memory change as I get older?
The Psychology of Memory provides a unique insight into a fundamental part of being... (more)
Systemic Approaches to Brain Injury Treatment: Navigating Contemporary Practice
This book is an exploration of key systemic and socio-political considerations when working with people whose lives have been impacted by neurological injury and those who care for them.
Expert... (more)