Dewey Decimal616.89
Table Of ContentPart One Introduction and Fundamental Issues1. Introduction and Historical Overview2. Current Paradigms in Psychopathology3. Diagnosis and Assessment4. Research Methods in the Study of PsychopathologyPart Two Psychological Disorders5. Anxiety Disorders6. Dissociative Disorders and Somatoform Disorders7. Stress and Health8. Mood Disorders9. Eating Disorders10. Substance-Related Disorders11. Schizophrenia12. Personality Disorders13. Sexual and Gender Identity DisordersPart Three Life-Span Developmental Disorders14. Disorders of Childhood15. Late Life and Psychological DisordersPart Four Intervention and Legal and Ethical Issues16. Psychological Treatment17.Legal and Ethical Issues
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LC Classification NumberRC454