Clinical Psychology Books
The Psychology of Demonization: Promoting Acceptance and Reducing Conflict
Throughout human history, the relationships of individuals and groups have been disrupted by what the authors sum up as "demonization," the attribution of basic destructive qualities to the other or... (more)
The Metaphor of Mental Illness
Despite the currency of the notion of mental illness, its legal and medical legitimacy, and the panoply of psychiatry and other mental health services which claim to treat it, there are those who... (more)
Psychoses: An Integrative Perspective
"Psychoses" provides a unique perspective on the challenges associated with understanding and treating psychoses, bringing together insights and developments from medicine and psychology to give a... (more)
Readings in the Theory of Individual Psychology
Individual Psychology, a movement pioneered by Alfred Adler around the turn of the (20th) century, has gradually claimed its place as an established school of psychotherapy and counseling. However,... (more)
Sanity and Sanctity:
In this volume, two Western-trained psychiatrists discuss their mental health work with the community of ultra-orthodox Jews in Jerusalem over a period of two decades. They elaborate on some of the... (more)
Disaster Psychiatry: Intervening when Disasters Come True
A look at disaster psychiatry, which emerged in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. This psychiatric specialty provides psychotherapeutic assistance to victims during, and... (more)
Using Drawings in Assessment and Therapy: A Guide for Mental Health Professionals: Second Edition
This is an updated version of the first edition which condenses and synthesizes a variety of drawing directives that aid clinicians in the assessment process, as well as in therapy. The new edition... (more)
A Research Agenda for DSM-V
In the quest to improve the reliability of diagnostic criteria, there is a search for new approaches to understanding the etiological and pathophysiological mechanisms that can improve the validity... (more)
International handbook of personal construct psychology:
This handbook brings together a wide range of theories, research and practice that has grown out of George Kelly's original concept. It provides a reference on what has been done, as well as insights... (more)
Evidence in Mental Health Care
Mental health care increasingly faces a challenge to be "evidence based". However, it's still not clear what sort of evidence researchers should be producing for mental health services, or what... (more)
Social and Personality Development
This volume is an introduction to the important contributions psychology has made towards understanding personality and the related areas of gender development and adolescence. Key theories in each... (more)
The Practice of Psychology: The Battle for Professionalism
The impressive list of contributors to this volume constitutes a virtual 'who's who' of professional psychology. This volume is an invaluable resource for the practitioner who wishes to understand... (more)
Trauma: A Genealogy
Psychic trauma is one of the most frequently invoked ideas in the behavioural sciences and the humanities today. Yet bitter disputes have marked the discussion of trauma ever since it first became... (more)
Schizophrenia: A workbook for healthcare professionals
Aimed at nurses and all those in the primary healthcare team, this workbook (more)
Madness and Murder
This book addresses questions such as 'Is there justifiable anxiety about dangerous mentally disordered people being 'loose' in the community?' and 'is there a genuine need to protect both society at... (more)
Handbook of Psychiatric Measures
The handbook provides clinicians working in mental health or primary care settings with a compendium of the available rating scales, tests and measures that may be useful for caring for patients with... (more)
Reality therapy for the 21st century:
This text aims to be a comprehensive, practical, clearly illustrated examination of reality therapy. The author offers 22 types of self- evaluation which counsellors and therapists can use to shorten... (more)
Women and Mental Health
A comprehensive overview of the most prominent mental health problems in women today. Covers topics such as: perinatal psychiatric disorders; depression; eating disorders; schizophrenia; alcohol and... (more)
The Essential guide to the Internet for health professionals
A comprehensive guide to the Internet for all mental health professionals. 215 pages. (more)
Race, Culture and Ethnicity in Secure Psychiatric Practice: Working with Difference
People from ethnic minorities are overrepresented in secure psychiatric care, and have been reported to receive differential treatment from staff. This text questions whether Western, white-oriented... (more)