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A core or supplemental text for graduate or undergraduate courses in abnormal psychology. Focusing on symptoms, the client's history, treatment, and outcome, the 22 in-depth case studies illustrate a variety of problems from classic psychotic disorders to personality disorders and various disorders of childhood and aging. The fourth edition (third in 1991) updates the discussions in light of recent theories and insights. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
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Consists of 22 detailed case studies concerned with behavorial disorders focusing on symptoms, the client's history, treatment and outcome. Numerous cases feature vignettes from the initial therapy interviews or from the therapy itself. Describes case failures along with successes and pinpoints gaps in current knowledge. New to this edition: cases on anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and PTSD (rape trauma), updated terminology to conform to DSM-IV, general update of the etiological discussions associated with each case and more balanced discussion of the psychodynamic approach.
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