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Introducing Psychopathology

  • ISBN-13: 9781446252918
  • Publisher: SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
    Imprint: SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
  • By Betty Rudd
  • Price: AUD $96.99
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  • Local release date: 14/11/2013
  • Format: Paperback (232.00mm X 186.00mm) 208 pages Weight: 340g
  • Categories: Counselling & advice services [JKSN2]
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Introducing Psychopathology is an essential course companion for counselling, psychotherapy and counselling psychology trainees. It explains how to describe and diagnose client problems in clear, accessible language, demystifying the concept of psychopathology and revealing it as an integral aspect of training and practice. The book is entirely comprehensive in its coverage of client problems, groups, methods of assessment, up-to-date research and settings, covering crucial topics from assessment and diagnosis to the clinical symptoms of emotional distress, including severe or enduring disorders like schizophrenia and borderline personality disorder providing a framework for psychiatric diagnosis and classification and covering risk assessment in detail concluding with a chapter on holistic approaches and emotional wellbeing. Case studies and exercises throughout the book make sense of the theory in real-life practice and the author's enthusiasm for her subject makes for a uniquely engaging, readable guide to the complexities of psychopathologies.
Betty Rudd is the author of seven books and twenty-one games, most of them focusing on emotional literacy. With SAGE Betty has previously published Talking is for Kids, Talking is for Us and Talking is for Teens.
Understanding psychopathology Assessment and referrals Early life disorders incorporating developmental psychopathology Anxiety disorders and sexual abuse Cognitive disorders Mood problems, depression, self-harm and suicide Eating and sleeping disorders Substance dependence Psychotic disorders Somatoform Personality disorders Psychopathology and possible future avenues
Beautifully written, and richly illustrated with vignettes, this book describes psychopathology in simple and accessible language. It contains helpful insights, useful resources and interesting questions. It is an indispensable survival guide for trainees and experienced therapists. I plan to recommend it to all my trainee therapists. -- Maria Luca, PhD I enjoyed reading this informative, empathic and engaging book and am certain that it will become the 'must have' introduction to this topic and also ensure that all those involved in mental health promotion and support ( at all levels) will have access to a relevant, user friendly and informative survival guide. -- Dr Tina Rae, Academic and Professional Tutor, University of East London
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