Clinical Psychology Books
Psychological symptoms
288 pages.
Cognitive psychology and emotional disorders
This work looks at how emotion affects the following, and how they in turn contribute to the emotional disorders: conscious and non-conscious processing; memory bias and memory deficits; attentional... (more)
Living with Schizophrenia
In the words of two individuals suffering from schizophrenia, this book gives first-hand insight into the process and effects of the disease. Kaplan and Harrow (psychotherapists who have worked with... (more)
Rebuilding therapy: Overcoming the past for a more effective future
Based on the belief that a person is basically the product of his or her past, this work's primary focus is for the patient to clinically re-live major abusive, rejecting, traumatic or negative life... (more)
Biobehavioural Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
With a focus on the practical, this book integrates behavioural and pharmacological approaches to OCD and related disorders. 224 pages.
Through the looking glass: Women and borderline personality disorder
To what extent is borderline personality disorder (BPD) a truly female affliction? This and other questions are addressed in this book within the context of the historical relationship between women... (more)
Illusions of Reality: A History of Deception in Social Psychology
Shows how deception is used in psychological research to create illusions of reality, by setting up situations which involve research subjects yet without revealing to them the true purpose of the... (more)
Insight and psychosis
The cornerstone of any psychiatric evaluation - the mental status exam - requires an assessment of 'insight'. This is a term used to describe a patient's awareness of having a mental disorder. The... (more)
The Recovery of Unconscious Memories: Hypermnesia and Reminiscence
Highlights both modern and classic work on hypermnesia or memory improvement. Shows that the type of stimulus to be recovered is crucial for hypermnesia. Sketches out the scientific foundations for a... (more)
Psychology of pain
This is an interdisciplinary review of current research relevant to the psychology of pain. Following consideration of the biological basis of pain and its measurement, the work considers the social... (more)
Personality characteristics of the personality disordered
This monograph offers a new way to conceptualise personality disorders. It deals with a range of characteristics attributed to personality disorders: aggressiveness, anxiousness, emotional... (more)
Clinical approaches to working with young offenders
Examining the clinical approaches used by practitioners working with young offenders, this study focuses on the different types of interventions that have been used. These include behavioural... (more)
Cognitive Therapy for Delusions, Voices and Paranoia
Psychologists, psychotherapists, psychiatrists and nurses are increasingly involved in treatments which include psychological therapy for serious mental disorders. The aim of this book is to guide... (more)
Personality and psychopathology: Building a clinical science
This collection of papers represents Millon's influential ideas regarding theory, taxonomy, assessment and intervention. It should be a useful reference for psychiatrists and clinical psychologists... (more)
Frames of Mind
Offers a cogent, multi-disciplined answer to the IQ testing fanatics, based on his theory that there exist many human 'intelligences', common to all cultures.