Subjects:  1. Clinical Psychology    2. Mood Disorders    3. Psychology    4. Psychopathology - General    5. Psychotherapy - General    6. Psychiatry    7. Psychology & Psychiatry / Clinical Psychology    8. Psychology | Practitioner & Client Guides    9. Psychotherapy   

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Very informative, easy to read, but pretty dry
I have been reading this text for my clinical psych class, and it's really informative. the authors provide a really good overview of everything so you get breadth and depth. The only drawback is the book is pretty dry reading. Some authors have the talent of making the textbook interesting and informative, but this is not one of those textbooks.

Comprehensive textbook in clinical psychology
This textbook can be used as an introduction as its name suggests, and it also can be used as a kind of reference book after you have learned some more stuff in clinical psychology.What is good about this text is that it talks about every aspect of clinical psychology, from assesment, testing, observation, to intervention, and it also talks about sub areas such as child clinical, health psychology, neuropsychology, and forensic psychology.It sites many famous studies in clinical psychology.Good examples and some accounts on history as well. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Clinical Psychology    2. Mental Illness    3. Psychology    4. Psychology & Psychiatry / General   

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Limited
I was disappointed. It does not live up the th promise of its title. If what you want is the medical model for a psychiatry course or to know what a psychiatrist might tell you, this is the book for you.If you want to understand the full scope of treatment, this text is quite limited.The author either does not understand the psychological perspective of mental disorders or does not value it.

No-nonsense DSM IV based look at psychopathology & treatment
Essential Psychopathology is a no-nonsense, DSM IV based loook at psychopathology and treatment that is an excellent resource for the beginning counseling student who needs a cogent look at psychopathology. This book describes the genetics, epidemiology, and psychopharmacology of mental disorders and offers guidelines for treatment. Essential Psychopathology and Its Treatment
This book is excellant for anyone working or interested in the mental health field.The authors put the DSM-IV materials into practical workings for psychotherapy and case management.They explain the importance of differential diagnosis as they review the various diagnostic criteria.While it could be used as a reference book, I found it most helpful when I read the chapters in sequence.It is a must have! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Mental Disorders    2. Mental Illness    3. Pathological Psychology    4. Psychiatry    5. Psychology    6. Psychology, Pathological    7. Psychopathology - Compulsive Behavior    8. Reference    9. diagnosis    10. therapy    11. Clinical psychology    12. Medical diagnosis   

Subjects:  1. Clinical Psychology    2. General    3. Psychology    4. Psychology & Psychiatry / Clinical Psychology    5. Psychotherapy   

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Great Resource
This text is a great resource for graduate students as well as practicing Learning Consultants. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Clinical Psychology    2. Diagnosis    3. Diagnostic use    4. Education    5. Educational Psychology    6. Learning disabilities    7. Mental Health    8. Psychology    9. Testing & Measurement    10. Wechsler Adult Intelligence Sc    11. Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale    12. Intelligence    13. Psychological testing & measurement    14. Psychology & Psychiatry / Clinical Psychology   

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Reader
Easy to read,
An excellent tome on single subjectresearch
I used this book almost exclusively for one of my candidacy exam questions in an applied behaviora analysis doctoral program. I had been a bit sketchy on research methodology and felt I needed to bone up on it, so I asked one of my committee members to consider that as a topic and to give me several references from which to study. She recommended Johnston & Pennypacker's Strategies and Tactics of Behavioral Research (1993), Murray Sidman's classic Tactics of Scientific Research (1960), and this one. I had used both the other texts in a class I had, and I knew them to be readable but dense. I started with this one when I began studying for my exam, and it's really the only one I used. Kazdin's language is clear and reader-friendly, especially useful for me being new to research in general, let alone single subject research. Kazdin uses plenty of illustrations, both verbal and graphic, so his explanations are even further clarified. I don't think I can say enough except that this is a great resource on the subject of single subject design. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Case method    2. Clinical Psychology    3. English as a Second Language    4. Experimental design    5. Foreign Language Study    6. General    7. Language    8. Medical / Nursing    9. Mental Illness    10. Psychology    11. Psychology, Applied    12. Research    13. English    14. Psychology & Psychiatry / Clinical Psychology    15. Psychology | Clinical   

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Toxic Social Structures & The Climate of Trauma
By Dr. Ian Irvine, co-editor The Animist Creating Sanctuary is a powerful piece of writing by an almost extinct professional breed - the psychiatrist/psychologist prepared to examine thebigger picture in regards to the causes of psychic distress in modernWestern societies.The book undoubtably belongs to a long tradition ofhumanistic and Freudian writings on mental illness as produced by modernWestern social structures. The title itself recalls Fromm's book 'The SaneSociety' and I would argue that in many ways Bloom has given us a powerfulupdate on themes covered in that now classic work. One also thinks of worksby Arthur Janov (especially his work on trauma suppression), Alice Miller,De Mauss, Mickel Adzema, Wilhelm Reich (and the Bioenergetic tradition),Stanislav Grofand many others who have appliedFreudian and Humanisticideas to the social arena. In this sense the work is also in a kind ofrefracted dialogue with that great Freudian text Civilisation and itsDiscontents. The picture of modern society - particularly modern Americansociety - painted for us by Bloom is not a pretty one. Sanity and psychichealth is seen as a virtual impossibility in the face of a normalisedclimate of repression and institutionalised trauma creation. The centralobsessions of our consumeristic, violence and money obsessed modern worldare described in terms of a general malaise polluting and undermining thepsychic integrity of individuals and collectives alike. Bloom accuratelydescribes to us a world characterised by institutional harshness, denial(that there even is a crisis!) and outright disinterest in the trulyimportant issues to do with trauma and violence that now shape our collective social psyches.In this climate, psychiatrists, psychologists,social workers and other health care professionals seem all but unable toact in the best interests of their clients. In this sense, Bloom criticisesthe faceless bureacrats, lawyers and insurance moguls who increasinglyshape and infringe upon the client patient relationship: often forcingpsychiatrists to opt for functionalist alienated treatment regimes overpotentially more humane and effective ones. The insight that society is notso much interested in curing people who have fallen victim to thecollective (in)humanity we call a society, as in making money out of thelater life effects of trauma suppression is a disturbing under-current tothe book. There is a great deal to this book, far more than I could coverin a short review like this. The work is groundbreaking in its mergedsociological and psychological methodology. More importantly, however, itstands as powerful indictmentof the way in which modern societies act toundermine and subtly traumatise large sections of their populations. A mustread.

The most important book I have read this year!
A very moving account of the impact of violence on our lives and what it takes to create an environment where we can recover from our wounds.Dr. Bloom's call for a therapeutic approach to violence stands in stark contrast to popular proposals for meeting violence with more violence.In a violence-traumatized society, Creating Sanctuary belongs at the top of our social agenda.

Excellent book that is very clearly written.
I enjoyed this book tremendously.This is the most understandable and clearly written text I have ever read relating to the psychology field.There is no "psycho babble" here, folks.Anybody with an eighth grade education should be able to understand what the author is trying to say. Read more

Subjects:  1. Adult child abuse victims    2. Case studies    3. Clinical Psychology    4. Psychic trauma    5. Psychology    6. Psychotherapy - Counseling    7. Rehabilitation    8. Social Work    9. Social aspects    10. Sociology - General    11. Psychiatry    12. Psychotherapy   

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essentials for treatment planning
this is a very handy quick reference guide to treatment planning.it is well worded and has great reference tabs throughout the text.most of the case examples are excellent.it is very detailed in how to derive a concise, yet complete treatment plan.
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Subjects:  1. Clinical Psychology    2. Differential therapeutics    3. Practice Management    4. Psychiatry    5. Psychology    6. Psychotherapy - General    7. Neurology & clinical neurophysiology    8. Psychology & Psychiatry / Clinical Psychology    9. Psychotherapy   

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Very technically written, but informative.
The book is very informative, but can be quite technical for the non-medical person. Also, with the FDA approval of vagus nerve stimulation for chronic depression, I would recommend a great book about this medical breakthrough procedure: "Out of the Black Hole: The Patient's Guide to Vagus Nerve Stimulation and Depression". It is written by a patient for patients. Apparently this new therapy has none of the side effects of ECT.
No anecdotal information should serve as evidence.
I... that Dr. Abrams is an expert in ECT and his book is well written.However I would argue that the critique on not being "balanced with dissenting voice" has no scientific/logic base.

Subjects:  1. Electroconvulsive Therapy    2. Medical    3. Medical / Nursing    4. Psychiatry - General    5. Clinical psychology    6. Medical / Psychiatry    7. Medicine | Psychiatry & Psychology    8. Psychiatry   

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An example of what psychotherapy texts should be.
A multitude of studies and meta-analyses indicate that most, if not all, psychotherapy systems are equivalent in efficacy. This repeated finding suggests that emphasis on research and clinical thinking needs to shift toward what psychotherapies have in common, and how interpersonal processes in the psychotherapeutic relationship contribute to outcome. Read more

Subjects:  1. Clinical Psychology    2. Medical    3. Physician & Patient    4. Physician-Patient Interaction    5. Psychology    6. Psychopathology - Compulsive Behavior    7. Psychotherapist and patient    8. Psychotherapy    9. Psychotherapy - General    10. Psychiatry    11. Psychology & Psychiatry / Psychotherapy    12. Psychology | Clinical   

Subjects:  1. Assessment, Testing & Measurement    2. Clinical Psychology    3. Psychiatry - Child & Adolescent    4. Psychology    5. Adolescents    6. Child & developmental psychology    7. Children    8. Psychology & Psychiatry / Child Psychology   

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Excellent Explanation of Alcoholism Neurochemistry and Genetics, Reward Deficiency Syndrome, AlcoholMetabolism , Craving
Alcohol and the Addictive Brain is possibly the best publishedexplanation ofgenetic and neurochemical causes of alcohol dependence, withdrawal and craving.This book explains how genetically susceptible individuals, differ neurochemicallyfrom nonalcoholics, and how alcohol alters dopamine, GABA, serotonin, norepinephrine and opiate neurotransmitter and neurotransmitter receptor levels.Inherited differences in P300 brainwaves are thoroughly explained.The history of alcohol neurotransmitter research is reported, objectively, with fair consideration given to opposing views.This book is surprisingly readable, considering the complexity of the research it explains.Enkephalinase inhibition treatments, which Blum has refined, are an especially promising possibility for reducing alcohol craving and dependence. The explanation of transformation of alcohol to acetaldehyde, and subsequently to beta carboline, tetrahydroisoquinolines, morphine, codeine and other opiates, remains useful today and helps explain why naltrexone and accupuncture can reduce alcohol craving and consumption.
At last a methodologically rigorous study of alcoholism
I first acquired this book shortly after it was published in 1991, and I have now been continuously sober for over eleven years. The hypothesis that alcoholism is an empirically identifiable neurochemical imbalance in thebrain is still met with strong resistance by drunks, moralists and manytherapists. Unfortunately for these sometimes vocal critics, Blum and Paynepresent compelling laboratory evidence that it is as much a neurologicaldisorder as Parkinson's or epilepsy. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Alcohol    2. Alcohol Abuse    3. Alcoholism    4. Brain    5. Effect of drugs on    6. Genetic aspects    7. Health/Fitness    8. Human Biochemistry    9. Neuropsychology    10. Physiological effect    11. Psychology    12. Addiction & therapy    13. Clinical psychology    14. Drug addiction & substance abuse    15. Neurology & clinical neurophysiology    16. Psychology & Psychiatry / General   

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An excellent supplementary resource
An impressive collaborative effort by Jayne L. Rygh and William C. Sanderson, Treating Generalized Anxiety Disorder is a manual for psychologists, offering tools and techniques for treating generalized anxiety disorder. Offering tested and proven cognitive-behavioral interventions, as well as cutting-edge supplementary interventions for those who do not respond well to cognitive-behavioral therapy alone, Treating Generalized Anxiety Disorder illustrates its techniques with sample doctor-patient conversations, flowcharts, suggested logs and recordkeeping forms for undertaking steps of the therapy, and more. An excellent supplementary resource for brushing up professional techniques to aid those who need help the most, Treating Generalized Anxiety Disorder is recommended for professional and academic library reference collections and supplemental reading lists.
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Subjects:  1. Anxiety    2. Clinical Psychology    3. Cognitive therapy    4. Handbooks, manuals, etc    5. Mood Disorders    6. Psychology    7. Psychopathology - General    8. Psychotherapy - General    9. Neurology & clinical neurophysiology    10. Psychology & Psychiatry / Clinical Psychology   

Subjects:  1. Compulsive gambling    2. Handbooks, manuals, etc    3. Mental Illness    4. Psychology    5. Psychopathology - Addiction    6. Psychotherapy    7. Psychotherapy - Counseling    8. Psychotherapy - Couples & Family    9. Social Deviance    10. Treatment    11. Clinical psychology    12. Gambling addiction    13. Psychology & Psychiatry / Clinical Psychology   

Subjects:  1. Adolescent Psychiatry    2. Clinical Psychology    3. Handbooks, manuals, etc    4. Juvenile delinquents    5. Medical    6. Mental Illness    7. Mental health    8. Mental health services    9. Planning    10. Practice Management    11. Psychiatry - Child & Adolescent    12. Psychology    13. Psychology Of Juvenile Delinquency    14. Psychopathology - Compulsive Behavior    15. Treatment    16. Adolescents    17. English legal system: criminal procedure    18. Juvenile offenders    19. Prisons    20. Psychology & Psychiatry / Psychotherapy   

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Is MPD real?
Weell, Dr. Putnam "confirmed" a diagnosis of MPD on me in the '80's through his "brain-wave tests".Many painful years later, I realized the "MPD" had been created by the desire to please a "therapist" who wanted a multiple to rival Truddi Chase. INFORMATIVE AND HELPFUL -- GREAT BOOK!
This is a wonderfully written book on MPD. I consider Dr. Putnam and Dr. Ross to be wonderful resources for information (although I do have a bit of disagreement with Dr. Ross on his views about memories). Validating and Helpful
This book helped us to understand ourselves better. We read this book in search of things that we could relate to that might be similar to our own experiences. It speaks of signs and characteristics that multiples display that we found very much the same as our own life. Really helped in our acceptance of the diagnosis. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Mental Illness    2. Multiple personality    3. Multiple-Personality Disorder    4. Personality    5. Personality Disorders    6. Psychiatry - General    7. Psychology    8. Psychopathology - Compulsive Behavior    9. diagnosis    10. therapy    11. Clinical psychology    12. Psychology & Psychiatry / Clinical Psychology   

Subjects:  1. Clinical Psychology    2. Medical    3. Psychology    4. Psychiatry    5. Psychology & Psychiatry / Clinical Psychology   

Editorial Review

"I loved my mom very much. I also hated her." The confusion and pain experienced by daughters of alcoholic mothers remains a somewhat taboo subject, but is thoroughly explored in this fascinating and inspiring book by Eleanor Agnew and Sharon Robideaux. The two authors come from entirely different backgrounds: one is the daughter of an educated East Coast professional family; the other, from a family of poverty-stricken, uneducated Southerners. What they have in common is their childhood with alcoholic mothers, their consequent suffering of mental and physical abuse, and their struggle with the need to protect, keep secrets, and survive.Agnew and Robideaux gathered the stories in Read more

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The best book I have found
As an adult daughter of an alcoholic mother, I have read several ACoA books but never really found anything that spoke to me like My Mama's Waltz did. I was amazed at how many issues stem from growing up with an alcoholic mother. It was so comforting to read others' experiences and know that I'm not crazy and other women are going thru the same things. This book is a gem and I have recommended it to my three sisters and a girlfriend. So far, everyone has loved it as much as I did. If you are an adult daughter of an alcoholic mother you have to read this book!!!

Healing words
I have not even finished this book yet, but already I feel like I'm healing. My mother was an alcoholic (now dry), her mother was an alcoholic, and I used to drink heavily myself. It's shedding light on some of my tendencies (trying to bend over backwards to please everyone, feeling abandoned by my mom at times, and so on). It also explains to me some of her behaviors and why she has anger lingering in her life and how it affects her still. Very insightful.

Excellent
My mother was not an alcoholic, but her mother was. I helped me to understand my mother so much better and how being raised by an alcoholic effected her life. As a person in recovery 7 yrs and now a mom, this book solidified my sobriety to see what a burden an alcoholic mother can be to a child. Thank You. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Adult Children Of Alcoholics    2. Clinical Psychology    3. General    4. Mothers and daughters    5. Psychology    6. Recovery    7. Self-Help    8. Sociology Of Women    9. Substance Abuse & Addictions - Alcoholism    10. Agnew, Eleanor    11. Coping with drug & alcohol abuse    12. Fiction / General    13. Robideaux, Sharon   

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An incredible description of the mind's functioning
As I start this review, I want to say that I'm not a mental health professional. I'd been so used to psychological texts falling into 2 distinct categories: texts written by MD's explaining how everything wrong with you involves an excess of seratonin (or some other chemical) or books written by clinicians talking essentially only about their personal clinical experiences. This book breaks (or combines maybe..?) these stereotypes in a readable, detailed, and very well-supported (~500 references) account of how experiences actually create biological malfunctions.
Excellect perspective...
This is a uniquely important book! Maybe those who so vividly expressed their disappointent in their reviews, misunderstood the title! The book is about DEVELOPING MIND, which means about how certain class of brain processes we call 'mind' come into being as the brain rewires itself. Caution
This is a really bad book that it seem good.First of all, If you got some knowledge about neuroscience you won't enjoy at all, don't read this book!! ... You will have to read"what is a neuron?" and this sort of thing. The aim of the book is to integrate many branch of science (like attachment theory, neurobiology, developmental psychology, etc.) in order to explain the mind and it's development. But not so far than chapter two all become a disorder, it seem like Segal has read all about development and neuroscience and that he want to put it all together.. But "put it together" isn't the same that "integrate"!!! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Brain    2. Clinical Psychology    3. Developmental - Lifespan Development    4. Developmental psychology    5. Intellect    6. Interpersonal Relations    7. Mental Health    8. Neuropsychology    9. Physiological aspects    10. Psychiatry - General    11. Psychology    12. Child & developmental psychology    13. Psychology & Psychiatry / Child Psychology   

Subjects:  1. Depression    2. Depression, Mental    3. Mental Depression    4. Mental Health    5. Mental Illness    6. Patient Care Planning    7. Problems and Exercises    8. Psychology    9. Psychopathology - Compulsive Behavior    10. Psychotherapy    11. Psychotherapy - General    12. Treatment    13. therapy    14. Clinical psychology    15. Psychology & Psychiatry / Psychotherapy