Clinical Psychology Books
Insanity: The Idea and Its Consequences
The idea of 'insanity' pervades every aspect of our daily lives. Here, Szasz contends that the term actually functions as a euphemism for problems in living, as an excuse for crime and misbehaviour,... (more)
Cognitive Therapy and the Emotional Disorders
This classic describes the cognitive approach to psychopatholgy and psychotherapy and how to apply it. (more)
Broken Structures: Severe Personality Disorders and Their Treatment
This book integrates psychiatry and psychoanalysis to present deeper and sounder clinical profiles of the personality disorders than have been hitherto available. (more)
The politics of mental handicap
190 pages.
Healing East and West: Ancient Wisdom and Modern Psychology
Taking a psychological and medical approach to the process of healing, this book displays the fundamental differences between Eastern and Western philosophies, and thus their approaches to health... (more)
Care in the community: Illusion or reality?
This volume deals with care of the mentally ill patient (psychiatric and geriatric) in community settings, and the implications for hospitals, community services and staff, and the patients. It... (more)
Treating Adult Children of Alcoholics: A Developmental Perspective
A comprehensive theoretical and practical presentation on the assessment and treatment of adult children of alcoholics. In Treating Adult Children of Alcoholics, renowned psychologist, researcher,... (more)
Psychological Assessment of Adult Posttraumatic States: Phenomenology, Diagnosis, and Measurement
This book is the second edition of the well-known Psychological Assessment of Adult Posttraumatic States, published in 1997. A major update from the first edition, it presents a detailed, yet... (more)
Phobias: A Handbook of Theory, Research and Treatment
An up-to-date summary of current knowledge on phobias. The text includes descriptions of the nature of prevalent phobias, treatment of phobias, and a number of theoretical and aetiological factors... (more)
Cognitive analytic therapy and borderline personality disorder: The model and the method
Borderline personality disorder patients are impulsive, unstable and destructive, hurting themselves and those around them. This book aims to present the therapeutic approach of cognitive analytic... (more)
Empathic brief psychotherapy
The integration of self psychological approaches with strategies and techniques from cognitive-behavioural therapy to provide a patient-centred approach that both nourishes patients' self-esteem and... (more)
Practicing cognitive therapy: A guide to interventions
The application of cognitive therapy is the subject of this casebook. The practice of cognitive therapy has been extended beyond the treatment of depression. This volume is aimed at clinicians... (more)
Cognitive Therapy of Anxiety Disorders: A Practical Manual & Conceptu
Drawing on his experience, the author presents an account of the practical application of cognitive therapy for anxiety disorders. Each disorder is covered in detail, with accounts of the use of... (more)
Clinical chaos: A therapist's guide to nonlinear dynamics and therapeutic change
Focusing on clinical applications of chaos theory this book translates theoretical aspects into guidelines that can be used in assessing and treating clients in psychotherapy. 160 pages.
Getting Into the System: Living with Serious Mental Illness
Written for sufferers, and the families and professionals who work with them, this text focuses upon the sort of problems that commonly arise when families and friends try to get help for an... (more)
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy in Primary Care
The use of cognitive behaviour interventions for brief therapy in primary care is accepted by most to be both useful and cost effective. This book contains a number of concise suggestions for... (more)
Understanding the Self
An accessible, broad-based, authoritative exploration of theories and research relating to the self for students of personality and social psychology. It engages with contemporary debates about the... (more)
The dialectics of schizophrenia
Summarizes various approaches to schizophrenia and points to their weaknesses and strengths. To gain a better understanding of the condition, the text considers factors including deprivation,... (more)
Managing Manic Depressive Disorders
Examining what can be done to help those who have manic depressive disorders, this study explores the subject from a wide range of viewpoints. Contributors include psychiatrists, psychologists,... (more)
Psychiatry and religion: Context, consensus and controversies
This text argues that the divide between psychiatry and religion is artificial, and that there is much room for understanding the same phenomena from different perspectives. It also examines what the... (more)
Mental Health Promotion: Paradigms and Practice
Mental health promotion is an emerging field of interest to many health professionals. This book traces its history, defines it and distinguishes it from mental illness prevention. Mental health is... (more)