Table of Contents

Abnormal Psychology in Science and Clinical Practice.- 1 Abnormal Psychology: Past and Present.- 2 Research in Abnormal Psychology.- 3 Models of Abnormality.- 4 Clinical Assessment, Diagnosis, and Treatment.- Problems of Anxiety and Mood.- 5. Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive, and Related Disorders.- 6. Disorders of Trauma and Stress.- 7. Depressive and Bipolar Disorders.- 8. Treatments for Depressive and Bipolar Disorders.- 9. Suicide.- Problems of the Mind and Body.- 10. Disorders Featuring Somatic Symptoms.- 11. Eating Disorders.- 12. Substance Use and Addictive Disorders.- 13. Disorders of Sex and Gender: Sexual Dysfunctions, Paraphilic Disorders, and Gender Dysphoria.- Problems of Psychosis and the Cognitive Function.- 14. Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders.- 15. Treatments for Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders.- Life-Span Problems.- 16. Personality Disorders.- 17. Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence.- 18. Disorders of Aging and Cognition.- Conclusion.- 19. Law, Society, and the Mental Health Profession.

About the Author

Ronald Comer has been a professor in Princeton University’s Department of Psychology for the past 27 years and has served as Director of Clinical Psychology Studies for most of that time. He is also currently the director of the department’s undergraduate program.