Clinical Psychology Books
Loss of Self in Psychosis and CBT: Psychological Theory and Practice
In Loss of Self in Psychosis and CBT: Psychological Theory and Practice Simon Jakes takes a critical look at contemorary approaches to the psychology of psychosis. In doing so, he explores how these... (more)
Dying to be Ill: True Stories of Medical Deception
Most of us can recall a time when we pretended to be sick to reap the benefits that go along with illness. By playing sick, we gain sympathy, care, and attention, and were excused from our... (more)
Adult Transgender Care: An Interdisciplinary Approach for Training Mental Health Professionals
Adult Transgender Care provides an overview of transgender health and offers a comprehensive approach to training mental health professionals in transgender care. The book takes an interdisciplinary... (more)
The Allan Schore Reader: Setting the Course of Development
Eva Rass, a leading expert on the work of Allan Schore, presents a collection that provides an overview of his core ideas and makes accessible the evolution of his thought. Including interviews and... (more)
Thomas S. Szasz: The Man and His Ideas
As it entered the 1960s, American institutional psychiatry was thriving, with a high percentage of medical students choosing the field. But after Thomas S. Szasz published his masterwork in 1961, The... (more)
Early Intervention for Trauma and Traumatic Loss:
Few dispute the importance of helping people cope with severe life stressors, but questions remain about how to identify those at risk of chronic problems and which interventions facilitate recovery.... (more)
The International Handbook of Suicide and Attempted Suicide:
Research into suicide has expanded substantially in the last decade and has provided new insights in, for example, epidemiological, psychopathological and biological characteristics of suicidal... (more)
Stress: A Brief History
This look at the origins of the field of stress research explores different theories and models of stress, examines the contributions of different researchers, and identifies common themes and... (more)
Schizophrenia: A Very Short Introduction
This text describes what schizophrenia is really like, how the illness progresses, and the treatments that have been applied. It also summarises the most up-to-date knowledge about the biological... (more)
Cognitive Therapy for Psychosis: A Formulation-Based Approach
"Cognitive Therapy for Psychosis" provides clinicians with a comprehensive cognitive model that can be applied to all patients with schizophrenia and related disorders in order to aid the development... (more)
R.D. Laing: Contemporary Perspectives
This unique volume aims to re-establish R. D. Laing's position, and reputation, as the major critic of orthodox, medically-based, psychiatry. Laing's complex personality enabled powerful figures in... (more)
Schizophrenia Revealed: From Neurons to Social Interactions
A modern view of schizophrenia based on neuroscience, this title goes beyond the symptoms of the illnesss and is a primer on what we know about the disorder at the beginning of the 21st century. (more)
Cultural Diversity, Mental Health and Psychiatry: The Struggle Against Racism
According to the National Service Framework for mental health published by the Department of Health in 1999, black and minority ethnic communities have little confidence in mental health services.... (more)
Sleep and Dreaming: Scientific Advances and Reconsiderations
The book presents five papers by leading scientists at the center of the current firmament, and more than seventy-five commentaries on those papers by nearly all of the other leading authorities in... (more)
Psychopathy: Antisocial, Criminal, and Violent Behaviour
Psychopathy remains one of the least understood personality disorders and one of the most intransigent to therapeutic amelioration. Encompassing all the significant viewpoints regarding the nature of... (more)
Cognitive-Behavioural Integrated Treatment (C-BIT): A Treatment Manual for Substance Misuse in People with Severe Mental Health Problems
This exciting new book addresses the important issue of how to provide integrated mental health and substance misuse treatment of individuals with these co-occurring disorders. Combining both theory... (more)
Cognitive Therapy for Chronic and Persistent Depression
Which depressed patients are the best candidates for cognitive therapy? Who should receive medication alone and who might benefit from combination treatments? Is there the need to adapt classical... (more)
Ethical Issues and Guidelines in Psychology: Perspectives and Research
Topics covered include the various ethical principles and guidelines developed by professional bodies, problems relating to different kinds of research (in particular socially sensitive research),... (more)
Clinical Evidence: Mental Health (2nd Edition)
Issue 8 contains 163 topics, six of which are new: Acute organophosphorus poisoning, Absence seizures in children, Herniated lumbar disc, Leprosy, Tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis), and Ovarian... (more)
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy with Older People
Topics covered include the need to build a therapeutic relationship, dealing with stereotypical thinking about ageing, setting realistic expectations in the face of deteriorating medical conditions,... (more)
Managing Intense Emotions and Overcoming Self-Destructive Habits: A Self-Help Manual
The manual describes the problem areas, the skills needed to overcome them and how these skills can be developed. It is designed to be used with the help of professional mental health staff, ideally... (more)
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Theory, Research and Treatment
Focusing on cognitive therapy methods of treatment, this text brings together many experts in the field to provide a state-of-the-art account of theory, assessment, and practice in treatment of... (more)
Supervision and Support in Primary Care
Supervision and Support in Primary Care provides practical information and guidance on the nature and purpose of clinical supervision. It uses examples and perspectives from the world of mental... (more)
Personality Disorder: Temperament or Trauma?
Drawing on extensive research carried out in conjunction with service users, Heather Castillo seeks to adjust this imbalance and looks at the classification and treatment of PD from the service... (more)