Published November, 2016
By and Giovanni Stanghellini
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Series: International Perspectives in Philosophy and Psychiatry
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The field of psychiatry has long struggled with developing models of practice; most underemphasize the interpersonal aspects of clinical practice. This essay is unique in putting intersubjectivity front and centre. It is an attempt to provide a clinical method to re-establish the fragile dialogue of the soul with oneself and with others

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Published November, 2016
By Mark Jackson
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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An exploration of the history of scientific studies of stress in the modern world. Reveals how the science that legitimates and fuels current anxieties about stress has been shaped by a wide range of socio-political and cultural, as well as biological, factors: stress is both a condition and a metaphor.

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Published November, 2016
By Steven P. Wise, Elisabeth A Murray, Elizabeth Murray, Steven Wise, Kim Graham and Kim S. Graham
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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The Evolution of Memory Systems sets out a bold and exciting new theory about memory. It proposes that several memory systems arose during evolution and that they did so for the same general reason: to transcend problems and exploit opportunities encountered by specific ancestors at particular times and places in the distant past.

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Published November, 2016
By Richard E. Passingham and Lucia M. Vaina
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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David Marr is known for his research on the brain in the late 60s and 70s, becoming one of the main founders of Computational Neuroscience when neuroscience was in its infancy. Written by distinguished contributors, this book evaluates the extent to which his theories are still valid and identifies areas that need to be altered.

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Published November, 2016
By Geert Keil, Lara Keuck and Rico Hauswald
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Series: International Perspectives in Philosophy and Psychiatry
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In psychiatry there is no sharp boundary between the normal and the pathological. Although clear cases abound, it is often indeterminate whether a particular condition does or does not qualify as a mental disorder. For example, definitions of subthreshold disorders and of the prodromal stages of diseases are notoriously contentious.

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Published October, 2016
By Michael J. Aminoff
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
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Published October, 2016
By John W. Reich and Frank J. Infurna
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
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Leading scholars in perceived control research review the important historical foundations and most recent developments in key areas of control theory, research, and practice. Their contributions provide fascinating insights into how Julian Rotter's concept of the "locus of control" became so widely influential, and predict how it will continue to generate new knowledge in the future.

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Published October, 2016
By Kirk Warren Brown and Mark Leary
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
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Combining contemporary scholarship and science from philosophy, psychology, cognitive science, and neuroscience into a single source, The Oxford Handbook of Hypo-egoic Phenomena provides an authoritative overview of theory, research, and applications involving hypo-egoic functioning.

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Published October, 2016
By Jeffrey A. Cohen, Justin J. Mowchun, Victoria H. Lawson and Nathaniel M. Robbins
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
Series: What Do I Do Now
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Part of the "What Do I Do Now?" series, Peripheral Nerve and Muscle Disease uses a case-based approach to cover common and important topics in the diagnosis and treatment of neuromuscular disorders.

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Published October, 2016
By Thomas Skovholt and Len Jennings
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
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In this book, qualitative studies on psychotherapy expertise from the U.S.A., Canada, Singapore, Japan, Korea, Portugal, and the Czech Republic are compiled and synthesized. Understanding the universal characteristics of expert therapists practicing around the world provides training programs and mental health practitioners with a heuristic for optimal therapist and counselor development.

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