Main description:

While most abnormal psychology texts seem to aim solely for breadth, the acclaimed Oxford Textbook of Psychopathology aims for depth, with a focus on adult disorders and special attention given to the personality disorders. Now in its third fully updated edition, it has established itself as an unparalleled guide for professionals and graduate students alike. Esteemed editors Paul H. Blaney, Robert F. Krueger, and the late Theodore Millon selected the most
eminent researchers in abnormal psychology to cover all the major mental disorders, allowing them to discuss notable issues in the various pathologies which are their expertise.

This third edition of the Oxford Textbook of Psychopathology is fully updated according to the DSM-5 and also reflects alternative, emerging perspectives in the field (e.g., the NIMH's Research Domain Criteria Initiative; RDoC). The Textbook exposes readers to exceptional scholarship, a history of psychopathology, the logic of the best approaches to current disorders, and an expert outlook on what researchers and mental health professionals will be facing in the years to
come. With extensive coverage of personality disorders and issues related to classification and differential diagnosis, exceptionally useful for all mental health workers, clinical psychologists, psychiatrists, and social workers, and as a textbook focused on understanding psychopathology in depth, as well as a valuable
guide for graduate psychology students and psychiatric residents.

Contents:

Part I. Foundations ; 1. A brief history of psychopathology ; Theodore Millon ; 2. Classification ; Jared W. Keeley, Hannah E. Morton, and Roger K. Blashfield ; 3. Developmental Pathogenesis ; Theodore Millon ; 4. Conducting Research in the Field of Psychopathology ; Michael L. Raulin and Scott O. Lilienfeld ; Part II. Major Axis I Syndromes ; 5. Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Panic Disorder, Social Anxiety Disorder and Specific Phobias ; Richard E. Zinbarg, Deepika Anand, Jonathan K. Lee, Ashley D. Kendall, and Mia Nunez ; 6. Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders ; Amitai Abramovitch, Noah Berman, Amanda Calkins, and Sabine Wilhelm ; 7. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Dissociative Disorders ; Richard J. McNally ; 8. Mood Disorders: Biological Bases ; Sheri L. Johnson, Joelle LeMoult, W. Michael Vanderlind, and Jutta Joormann ; 9. Depression: Social and Cognitive Aspects ; Rick E. Ingram, Christina Williams, Katie L. Sharp, and Elisabeth J. Harfmann ; 10. Substance Abuse: Etiological Considerations ; R. O. Pihl and M. Abu Shakra ; 11. Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders: Diagnosis, Comorbidity, and Psychopathology ; Jessica R. Skidmore, Susan R. Tate, Michelle L. Drapkin, and Sandra A. Brown ; 12. Schizophrenia: Presentation, Affect and Cognition, Pathophysiology & Etiology ; Angus MacDonald, III ; 13. Social Functioning and Schizophrenia ; Jill M. Hooley ; 14. Paranoid and Delusional Disorders ; Paul H. Blaney ; Part III. Other Axis I Syndromes ; 15. Sexual Dysfunctions ; Donald S. Strassberg, Julia E. Makaronis, and Michael A. Perelman ; 16. Eating Disorders ; Howard Steiger, Jennifer S. Coelho, Lea Thaler, and Frederique Van den Eynde ; 17. Developmental Psychopathology ; Thomas M. Achenbach ; 18. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) ; Hanneke van Ewijk and Jaap Oosterlaan ; 19. Autism and Autism Spectrum Disorders ; Fred R. Volkmar and Kevin Pelphrey ; 20. Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders ; Theo K. Bouman ; 21. Sleep-Wake Disorders ; Charles M. Morin and Jack D. Edinger ; 22. Paraphilia, Gender Dysphoria, and Hypersexuality ; James M. Cantor and Katherine S. Sutton ; Part IV. Axis II Disorders ; 23. Dimensional and Model-Based Alternatives to Categorical Personality Disorders ; Shani Ofrat, Robert F. Krueger, and Lee Anna Clark ; 24. Schizoid and Avoidant Personality ; David P. Bernstein, Arnoud Arntz, and Laura Travaglini ; 25. Dependent and Histrionic Personality Disorders ; Robert F. Bornstein, Christy A. Denckla, and Wei-Jean Chung ; 26. Antisocial Personality Disorder and Psychopathy ; Christopher J. Patrick and Laura E. Drislane ; 27. Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder ; Ted Reichborn-Kjennerud and Gun Peggy Knudsen ; 28. Schizotypic Psychopathology: Theory, Evidence, and Future Directions ; Mark F. Lenzenweger ; 29. Borderline Personality Disorder: Contemporary Approaches to Conceptualization and Etiology ; Timothy J. Trull ; 30. Narcissistic Personality Disorder and Pathological Narcissism ; Aaron L. Pincus, Michael J. Roche, and Evan W. Good ; Index