Main description:

Case Studies in Abnormal Psychology, 10th Edition takes mental disorders from the realm of theory into the complex reality of human lives. This casebook presents comprehensive coverage of 23 high interest cases that include topics such as eating disorders, gender identity disorder, borderline personality, and posttraumatic stress disorder.
Each study (1) provides detailed descriptions of a range of clinical problems, (2) illustrates some of the ways in which these problems can be viewed and treated, and (3) discusses some of the evidence that is available concerning the prevalence and causes of the disorders in question.

Contents:

Preface

1. Autism Spectrum Disorder

2. Attention-Deficit /Hyperactivity Disorder

3. Schizophrenia with Paranoid Delusions

4. Substance-Induced Psychotic Disorder, Opioid Use Disorder, and
Violence

5. Bipolar Disorder

6. Major Depressive Disorder

7. Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia

8. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

9. Hoarding Disorder

10. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Rape Trauma

11. Dissociative Identity Disorder

12. Somatic Symptom Disorder

13. Anorexia Nervosa

14. Bulimia Nervosa

15. Parasomnia: Nightmare Disorder and Isolated Sleep
Paralysis

16. Female Orgasmic Disorder and Premature Ejaculation

17. Gender Dysphoria

18. Oppositional Defiant Disorder

19. Alcohol Use Disorder

20. Paranoid Personality Disorder

21. Borderline Personality Disorder

22. Exhibitionistic Disorder and Frotteuristic Disorder

Bonus Case

23. Antisocial Personality Disorder - online

References

Index