Abnormal Psychology

This book presents a clear and indepth account of abnormal psychology. Itfocuses on both clinical descriptions using illustrative case studies at thebeginning o... » 

This book presents a clear and indepth account of abnormal psychology. Itfocuses on both clinical descriptions using illustrative case studies at thebeginning of each section and on the implications of the major theoreticalperspectives and relevant empirical evidence for clinical treatment. Itprovides a very readable and uptodate review of topics including childhoodbehaviour disorders anxiety depression schizophrenia personality disordersand models of abnormal behaviour. Alan Carr illustrates a scientific approachto the understanding of these aspects of abnormal psychology. Both the contentand style of this book will help students understand a complex area ofpsychology. «