Clinical Psychology Books

Analysing Identity

Edited by Peter Weinreich, Wendy Saunderson

Analysing Identity is unique in its development of this integrative conceptualisation of self and identity, and its operationalisation in practice. This innovative book will appeal to academics and... (more)

Life review in health and social care: The process of knowing yourself

by Jeff Garland, Christina Garland

This work presents the everyday process of life review, a therapeutic approach to helping clients make sense of their past and plan for the future. This work shows how professionals can use the... (more)

Mental Health in Primary Care: A New Approach

Edited by Andrew Elder

This book brings together the best of contemporary psychiatry with a deep understanding of the realities, challenges, and opportunities of general practice. It is an essential vade-mecum for all... (more)

Violence and Mental Disorder

by Stephen and Lavander Blumenthal

Violence and Mental Disorder takes the debate about violence into new territory by increasing our understanding of the wide range of factors associated with the commission of violence. (more)

Judgment and decision making: Neo-Brunswikian and process-tracing approaches

Edited by Peter Juslin, Henry Montgomery

This text provides a comprehensive overview of the Neo-Brunswikian and process-tracing approaches to research on judegment and decision-making. It also summarizes Swedish research on judgement and... (more)

Deductive reasoning and strategies:

Edited by Walter Schaeken, Gino DeVooght

Topics in this book on reasoning and strategies include: what constitutes a strategy in reasoning; individual differences in reasoning strategies; and preferred premise order in propositional... (more)

Surviving Post-natal Depression

by Cara Aiken

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The Selling of DSM: The Rhetoric of Science in Psychiatry

by Stuart Kirk, Herb Kutchins

When it was first published in 1980, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Third Edition - universally known as DSM-III - embodied a radical new method for identifying... (more)

Coping with Survivors and Surviving

by Julie Skinner

What happens to the survivors of child sexual abuse in its aftermath? How do parents and teachers cope with children who have suffered abuse? These are the questions Julie Skinner investigates in her... (more)

Piaget-Vygotsky: The Social Genesis of Thought

by Anastasia Tryphon

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Case study methods

by Hamel

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Quantity and quality in social research:

by Alan Bryman

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Acts of meaning

by Jerome Bruner

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Techniques of Working With Resistance

Edited by Donald S. Milman

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Multicultural Care: A Clinician's Guide to Cultural Competence

by Lillian Comas-Diaz

Multicultural Care, now in paperback, offers a comprehensive, practical approach for enhancing a clinician's understanding of clients' contexts, developing a multicultural therapeutic relationship,... (more)

The Psychology of Running

by Noel Brick, Stuart Holliday

Why do people run? How can I improve my running performance? Will running help me feel better?

The Psychology of Running provides a unique insight into why running is such a popular form of... (more)

The BFRB Recovery Workbook: Effective Recovery from Hair Pulling, Skin Picking, Nail Biting, and Other Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors

by Marla Deibler, Renae Reinardy

So, you want to work on recovery from your body-focused repetitive behavior (BFRB)? Chances are, this is not the first time you've thought about changing your BFRB. And it's probably not the first... (more)

Schizophrenia and Genetics: The End of An Illusion

by Jay Joseph

Schizophrenia is a widely investigated psychiatric condition, and though there have been claims of gene "associations," decades of molecular genetic studies have failed to produce confirmed causative... (more)

Non-Drug Treatments for ADHD: New Options for Kids, Adults, and Clinicians

by Richard P. Brown, Patricia L. Gerbarg

The prolific use of drugs to treat ADHD stirs heated debate in therapy and parenting circles today. Is this medication really going to improve my son's symptoms? How best can I help my patient and... (more)

Women and Aging: An International, Intersectional Power Perspective

Edited by Varda Muhlbauer

These are paradoxical times to be an older woman. As individual older women take the stage as role models in the arts and the public sphere, female elders as a group are marginalized as dependent,... (more)

Reassembling Models of Reality: Theory and Clinical Practice

by Aldrich Chan

Therapists must rely on their clients' reporting of experience in order to assess, treat and offer help. Yet we all experience the world through various filters of one sort or another, and our... (more)

Surviving A Borderline Parent: How to Heal Your Childhood Wounds and Build Trust, Boundaries, and Self-Esteem

by Freda B. Friedman, Kimberlee Roth

Surviving a Borderline Parent is the first step-by-step guide for adult children of parents with borderline personality disorder.Between 6 and 10 million people in the US suffer from borderline... (more)

Psychotherapeutic Treatment of Cancer Patients

Edited by Jane Goldberg

When this book first appeared in 1981, it was the first to deal comprehensively with major issues in the psychotherapeutic treatment of cancer patients. It remains the standard volume in the field,... (more)

Clinical Psychology: Third Edition

Edited by Graham Davey, Nick Lake

Clinical Psychology: Third Edition offers an introduction to clinical psychology as it is operating on the ground - delivering clinical interventions, supervision, consultation, leadership, training... (more)

DSM-5® Diagnosis in the Schools

Edited by Renee M. Tobin, Alvin E. House

This key resource helps practitioners optimize their diagnostic practices in PreK-12 settings. Now significantly revised for DSM-5, the book cuts through the overwhelming length and complexity of the... (more)

Handbook of Perinatal Clinical Psychology

by Rosa Quatraro

The book examines the major issues in perinatal clinical psychology with the presence of theoretical information and operational indications, through a biopsychosocial approach.

The multiplicity... (more)

Treating Individuals with Addictive Disorders: A Strengths-Based Workbook for Patients and Clinicians

by Donald Meichenbaum

This workbook offers information, tools, and coping techniques to assist addiction patients through recovery. Chapters discuss the science behind addiction and examine how resilience behaviors can... (more)

The Clinician's Guide to Alcohol Moderation: Alternative Methods and Management Techniques

by Cyndi Turner

This book examines alcohol use around the world and teaches a range of behavioral healthcare providers how to practice alcohol moderation with their clients. This guide is a resource for all who... (more)

The Applied Psychology of Sustainability

by Robert G. Jones

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Psychotherapeutic Approaches to Sexual Problems: An Essential Guide for Mental Health Professionals

by Stephen B. Levine

Regardless of specialty or preferred therapeutic approach, most mental health professionals will eventually have to confront their patients' sexual concerns -- whether directly or in the course of... (more)