Clinical Psychology Books
Understanding Abnormal Psychology
This introductory textbook is written principally for students of psycholgy but should also be of interest to medical students, nurses and social workers. The text is written in an easy-to-follow... (more)
Quantum Change: When Epiphanies and Sudden Insights Transform Ordinary Lives
Most of us walk through each day expecting few surprises. If we want to better ourselves or our lives, we map out a path of gradual change; perhaps in therapy or a 12-step group. University of New... (more)
Measuring Psychopathology
This study describes the methods by which the signs and symptoms of mental disorder are elicited, examined and evaluated. A historical perspective explains why and how mental disorders are classified... (more)
Geriatric consultation liaison psychiatry:
This volume provides guidelines for the treatment of psychiatric disorders (more)
Conducting insanity evaluations:
This text aims to bring forensic professionals up-to-date on key issues surrounding insanity evaluations. It delineates explicit, reseach-based guidelines for interview-based assessments,... (more)
The difficult-to-treat psychiatric patient:
A clinical guide to treating psychiatric patients after all basic treatment options, such as medication and psychotherapy, have failed. It offers a blend of evidence-based recommendations, detailed... (more)
Causes and consequences of feelings:
This text reviews the rapidly growing body of research on the antecedents and consequences of positive and negative affect. For example, the author shows how the associative perspective accounts for... (more)
A passion for difference: essays in anthropology and gender:
This work examines the nature and limitations of the theoretical languages used by anthropologists and others to write about sex, gender and sexuality. It begins with a discussion of recent feminist... (more)
Women and Borderline Personality Disorder: Symptoms and Stories
This study provides a feminist cultural analysis of the notions of "unstable" selfhood found in case narratives of female patients diagnosd with borderline personality disorder. (more)
The Rorschach: A Comprehensive System Vol 1: Basic Foundations and Principles of Interpretation
Part of a training manual for the Rorschach inkblot test, this volume covers the administration, scoring and interpretation of the test according to a widely-used approach known as the Comprehensive... (more)
Agency, health and social survival: The ecopolitics of rival psychologies
This text addresses the interface of sociology and psychology which, it argues, is the key to political change. Offering a comparison of a range of psychotherapeutic theories of human nature, the... (more)
Clinical Psychology and Single-case: A Practical Approach to Treatment Planning & Evaluation
This work focuses on the importance of learning from single case evaluation of the therapeutic process, an approach which is appropriate to the demand for evidence based, managed care. (more)
Mental Healthcare Matters in Primary Care
This book provides the information and learning resources that allow those working in the Mental Health part of the NHS to develop their skills in their area of practice. The book bridges the gap... (more)
Frontal-subcortical circuits in psychiatric and neurological disorders:
Contemporary research on the links between brain, mind and human behaviour has revealed the key role of the frontal-subcortical circuits. This volume reviews current knowledge on the anatomy of these... (more)
Motivational science: Social personality perspectives
A collection of articles that define the field of motivational science. It provides an introduction to social-personality contributions to motivational science at a level suitable for both advanced... (more)
Everyday Thinking: Memory, Reasoning and Judgement in the Real World
The subjects in this work include: the value and appeal of research on everyday thought; forming and remembering impressions of people; placing faces; remembering everyday events and actions; and... (more)