Understanding psychopathology
Title:
Understanding psychopathology
Author:
Agberotimi, Samson Femi, author.
ISBN:
9780190735159
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Edition:
4th edition.
Physical Description:
635 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents:
Part 1: The big picture. Origins and causes of psychopathology -- Describing and classifying abnormal behaviour -- psychopathology assessment -- Abnormal psychology from a wellness perspective -- Legal and ethical issues in mental disorders -- Part 2: A closer look. Anxiety, obsessive-compulsive, and trauma-related disorders -- Mood disorders -- Schizophrenia and other primary psychotic disorders -- Neurocognitive disorders -- Dissociative, somatoform, and related disorders -- Conditions related to sexual health and behaviours -- Substance-related and addictive disorders -- Eating and feeding disorders -- Personality disorders -- Neurodevelopmental and other disorders of childhood and adolescence.
Abstract:
"The new edition of Understanding psychopathology explains pathology symptoms as an integrated concept using a broad range of evidence-based sources, including but not restricted to the International Classification of Disorders (ICD) and the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). The book discusses the situational factors underpinning mental health, including psychosocial issues, different causes of illness and cultural and historical mistrust, while considering factors such as poverty, HIV, and community issues and their effect on mental health. This integrative, biopsychosocial perspective illustrates how psychopathology results from a wide array of difference-makers, including social determinants." --Publisher.
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