Subjects:  1. Mental Illness    2. Psychiatric Social Work    3. Psychology    4. Psychotherapy - Group    5. Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare    6. Social Group Work    7. Social Work    8. Sociology    9. Counselling    10. Psychology & Psychiatry / Counseling    11. Social issues    12. Social, group or collective psychology   

Editorial Review

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Reviews (21)

Advertised as New but was used
This is not a review but a critique. The book was advertised as new and I paid the "new" price, but it was used. There were several pages with penciled-in answers. The book itself is Murray's usual fine work.

Incomplete and full of inconsistencies
While this book presents some interesting and possibly even helpful information, Murray destroys his credibility by his glaring contradictions.For example, on page 33 he says, "5-HTP...cannot be metabolized by the liver into kynurenine."Then on page 238 he says, "...if vitamin B6 levels are low, then more 5-HTP will get converted in the liver into another substance, kynurenine." Don't Worry, Be Happy!
I have suffered from mild depression for years. The therapy described in the book has worked like a miracle. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Alternative Medicine    2. Chemotherapy    3. Consumer Health    4. Depression, Mental    5. Health/Fitness    6. Herbal Medications    7. Hydroxytryptophan    8. Medical    9. Mental Depression    10. Mental Illness    11. Neuropsychopharmacology    12. Physiological effect    13. Psychiatry - Psychopharmacology    14. Serotonin    15. Therapeutic use    16. Vitamins    17. Health & Fitness / Vitamins   

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If I could own only one book on Asperger Syndrome...
Honestly, this is a must have as far as I am concerned. It is a small book, but it is full of essential information that can help parents and professionals understand how to help individuals with Asperger Syndrome reach their potential. I have recommended this book to many parents and professionals in my work as an educational specialist and find it helpful when working as a member of an IEP team. Busy professionals and parents who advocate for children with Asperger Syndrome will find themselves referring to this book again and again.

Helpful for a certain type of Child with Aspergers
Aspergers Syndrome is becoming much more commonly diagnosed in children. As an employee of the school system, I have worked with many children with this diagnosis in recent years.While children who are given this diagnosis have certain characteristics in common, there are certainly many differences between such children. The book is particularly helpful if you are a parent or educator involved with a child who has temper tantrums or meltdowns.Certainly many children with the diagnosis have this problem, but just as many others do not.The information presented in the book on strategies to deal with a child with Aspergers who has temper tantrums is excellent.If the strategies are applied consistently, they may help many children from repeating the temper tantrums or meltdowns as often in the future.If you are working with a child who does not have this pattern of behavior, I would recommend finding a different resource to help that person learn social skills, etc...

Not Impressed
This book wasn't at all what I expected, although it did have some good information.I found it to be geared towards AS students who are having a hard time in the public school system.It would be an excellent book if this is your current situation.However, for homeschooling a kindergartener the information was not all that valuable and I would suggest that you look at other books first. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children with Special Needs    2. Family & Relationships / Anger    3. Family / Parenting / Childbirth    4. Medical    5. Mental Health    6. Parenting - General    7. Psychology & Psychiatry / Mental Illness    8. Advice on parenting    9. Clinical psychology    10. Methods of instruction in special education    11. Popular medicine   

Subjects:  1. Clinical Psychology    2. Cross-cultural studies    3. Hispanic Americans    4. Language    5. Medical care    6. Mental Illness    7. Neuropsychological tests    8. Neuropsychology    9. Psychology    10. Spanish language    11. Medical / Psychiatry    12. Neurology & clinical neurophysiology    13. Psychiatry   

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A Must-Needed Addition to the FIeld
As all substance abuse counselors know, the clients present not just with one but with mutiple diagnoses and problems. Yet often practitioners are not trained to deal with more than one. For this reason, Dual Diagnosis will be extremely useful to practitioners and to the training of practitioners.This highly readable book is concise, full of first hand clinical illustrations and provides the information on the major mental disorders that students need to have.Don't teach or do assessments until you have read this book!

A Must Read!
Here is the book we in the treatment field have all been waiting for--the facts and guidelines for working with people with coexisting mental illness and substance abuse disorders. Each of the basic psychiatric disorders is described separately; interventions are geared to each disorder according to the client's stage of motivation. Very concise. An amazing feat! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Dual diagnosis    2. Mental Illness    3. Psychology    4. Psychopathology - Addiction    5. Psychotherapy - General    6. Clinical psychology    7. Counselling    8. Drug addiction & substance abuse    9. Psychiatry    10. Social Science / Social Work   

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FATAL FLAWS
I read and re-read this book marking each page of those in my family and others in my life who clearly exhibited many of the
Ineffectual Insight
This book is the work of a medical bureaucrat struggling to claim a legacy of insight. In short, a failure in motive as well as design and execution.

An essential book to understand personality disorders

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Subjects:  1. Clinical Medicine    2. Medical    3. Mental Illness    4. Personality Disorders    5. Psychiatry - General    6. Psychology    7. Psychology, Pathological    8. Treatment    9. Psychiatry    10. The self, ego, identity, personality   

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New Therapist highly recommends!
This is the 30th book I have read in my new field of psychology.I just finished my Masters in Counseling and state this book is so well written and in depth; it provides a review of many of the important aspects of my Masters Program; e.g. theories, diagnosis, therapy tools and techniques.While a wonderful book on Dissociative Identity Disorder, it is also a great resource for many aspects of therapy.
Excellent
The Dissociative Identity Disorder Sourcebook is a clear and concise source for those living with DID and an excellent source for the therapist as well as loved ones who live with someone with DID.As a person who lives with DID, I found the book very rewarding to me; validating, accurate, informative, instructive and nurturing.

Nothing but helpful
As a person recently diagnosed with Dissociative Identity Disorder this book has become an invaluable resource. It is clearly written, thorough and provides the reader with links to other helpful resources. A must have for individuals with DID or their family, friends and support systems. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Mental Illness    2. Multiple personality    3. Personality    4. Psychology    5. Psychopathology - General    6. Coping with illness    7. Health & Fitness / Reference    8. Popular medicine   

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One of the best introductions to this disorder and how it is treated
This is one of the best introductions to borderline personality that I know of. It is thorough and does a great job of explaining how the disease works in layman's terms. It also illustrates all the important aspects with excellent short examples.
Highly Recommended
I read this book and I saw myself. If you suspect that you're a little flipped, check this book out.

Approachable and Engaging
I've read more academic books (and think those are important, too. For that, I recommend "Demystifying Borderline Personality Disorder"), but this one was accessible and engaging, and had useful and practical advice for people with the illness and those around them. Because of that, the book gives the reader a sense of hope. In this field, that can be rare. There is some sexual content, and I can understand why some people would find that offensive. I personally didn't. Any misgivings I have about the book are offset by my enthusiasm about its readability and its usefulness to the people for whom it is written: borderlines and their families. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Mental Health    2. Mental Illness    3. Personality    4. Psychology    5. Psychopathology - General    6. Psychology & Psychiatry / Mental Health    7. Self-Help & Practical Interests   

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Solid Starting Point for Cultural Change
The Power of Procovery in Healing Mental Illness is an exciting book!Kathleen Crowley has written a book that you mayindeed, "Just Start Anywhere" and learn what is needed to change your thinking or help others to begin changing their thinking about living with a disability.When looking for a model to help think about training to help others understand recovery, I learned of Ms. Crowley's Procovery movement.She has a systematic approach to the topic which helps others to organize their thinking.It is also written on a level for an individual to focus on the "procovery" need in their lives.

The Power of Procovery in Healing Mental Illness: Just Start
Excellent book for anyone who deals with Mental illness wether a consumer, family member or professional.We have been working on recovering from a mental illness for years.Last May we started our own Procovery hit and miss style.This book would have been benificial then and is now.Must Read!

Impressive
This book is extraordinary!I love the word "procovery" meaning success can be found looking forward to new life and building new dreams regardless of the symptoms or diagnosis.As a case manager, I've read dozens and dozens of books on overcoming mental illness, and this is the first one to really address the difficult realities I see in practice every day with hope and practical suggestions.Procovery should be taught in graduate school for understanding the challenges and possibilities for overcoming mental illness.The sense of hope and practical guidance run throughout the book, and the separate "Procovery Notes" for consumers, family and staff make it easy for me to share the information and book with clients.I particularly agree with the "just start anywhere" principle - from my own experience it makes sense to start from where someone's energy is - and am impressed the way the book is designed so that it too can be started anywhere. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Depression    2. Medical    3. Mental Illness    4. Mood Disorders    5. Psychiatry - General    6. Psychology   

Subjects:  1. Burn out (Psychology)    2. Compassion    3. Emotions    4. General    5. Job stress    6. Medical personnel    7. Mental Health    8. Mental Illness    9. Psychology    10. Social Science    11. Sociology    12. Treatment    13. Coping with stress    14. Medical counselling    15. Neurology & clinical neurophysiology    16. Psychology & Psychiatry / General    17. Psychotherapy   

Subjects:  1. Counseling - Crisis Management    2. Crisis intervention (Mental he    3. Crisis intervention (Mental health services)    4. Education    5. Mental Health    6. Mental Illness    7. Psychiatric emergencies    8. Psychiatry - General    9. Psychology    10. Psychotherapy - Counseling    11. Counselling    12. Education / Counseling / Crisis Management   

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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   

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I liked it alot
My teacher wanted us to do a interview on some one who has had a mintell ilness and i got this book from the school liberary. I read as much as I could read and it was easy to read and I liked what it said. I recomend this book alot. you should read it becdause you will learn how to talk to someone who you want to check for mintell ilness.

An extremely useful primer
This is one of my favorite reference books. It describes how to do a good mental status exam in very clear language. It provides definitions of all the terms used in the process and gives well-written examples of their use. The authors help you to develop a good conceptual understanding of how to assess and describe a person's mental status. A valuable primer for social workers, psychologists and psychiatrists.

A must for psychiatry students and clinicians alike
During my first two years working in adult mental health, I have found this book to be an invaluable resource in my day to day practice.Not only is it an excellent dictionary from which to draw when writing MSEs, it alsoexplains just about every mental state term that one might come across inpsychiatry.It has also been a particularly good tool for use in teachingand student supervision. A must for the psychiatry reference library. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Health/Fitness    2. Interview, Psychological    3. Interviewing in psychiatry    4. Mental Illness    5. Mental status examination    6. Psychiatric Diagnosis    7. Psychiatry - General    8. Psychodiagnostics    9. Psychology    10. methods    11. Medical / Psychiatry    12. Medicine | Psychiatry & Psychology    13. Psychiatry    14. Study guides, home study & revision notes    15. USA   

Subjects:  1. Criminal Psychology    2. Homicide    3. Medical    4. Mental Disorders    5. Mental Illness    6. Mental health    7. Murder    8. Murder - General    9. Murderers    10. Psychiatry - General    11. Psychological aspects    12. Psychology    13. Reference    14. Neurology & clinical neurophysiology    15. Psychiatry    16. Violence in society   

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One Day at a Time in Al-Anon
Wonderful, inspirational book of daily readings for families of Alcoholics and Drug-Addicts.

One Day at a Time in Al-Anon
Great books-great for daily meditations, great for any of the 12 step programs.

Sick and Tired of being Sick and Tired
I lost my first One Day At A Time with Al-Anon so when I purchased this one it was like meeting an old and dear friend.
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Subjects:  1. Mental Illness    2. Self-Help    3. Substance Abuse & Addictions - Alcoholism   

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A Word of Caution
This seems to be a good basic resource for the students exploring the world of DSM-IV-TR. It was published by the same house who publishes DSM etc., but look on page 4. Mental retardation is coded on Axis I! As of today I was unable to explain why, hence I assume it is a cardinal mistake/typo, which unfortunately cannot be tolerated in any diagnosis book. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Assessment, Testing & Measurement    2. Case Report    3. Case studies    4. Diagnosis    5. Diagnosis, Differential    6. Medical / Nursing    7. Mental Disorders    8. Mental Illness    9. Psychiatry - General    10. Psychology    11. Medical diagnosis    12. Psychiatry   

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Latina Realities
This book is very informative on the differences in the current spectrum of views on psychology. It gives an in depth analysis on how these views affect different women of color. Some may try to call this a self help book, but I would think of it as more as trying to let some women know they are not alone in their struggles of migration and changing family views and roles. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. General    2. Hispanic American women    3. Mental Illness    4. Mental health    5. Psychology    6. Reference    7. Sociology - General   

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A good tool
I started using art projection when I was a psychologist for a child adolescent unit in a state hospital.A good way to engage angry or depressed children without threat is to ask them to draw something, unless they have poor perceptual motor skills. But getting them to draw will tell you something about that right away. It is important to know what to expect in average drawing skills and this book helps with that. It also gives a place to start with children who have difficulty with verbal expression.This is not the Be All- End All text but it is worthy of being a companion to other art evaluation tools.It is for the subjective anecdotal information to supplement the more objective tools.

It works for me in Special Education: quick emotional test
This is not the original I was trained to use but it works as well or better than Goodall's.I use it twice a year and have found the student responses are more in depth for interpretation than their psychoeducational or psychological reports.You can find more quickly where the "hope" level is and put energy into those who are reachable and refer those who aren't.I have collected hundreds of these samples over the years and find most are right on the mark. Of course, it mustn't be used as a diagnostic tool but it works well as a verifier of info.

An unproven laundry list for interpretation
For those who want easy answers to deciphering drawings, then this book is a *must read.* But reader beware-- this research is not particularly sound and the original text was written in the early 70's, approximately 30 years ago-- and this book was not significantly updated since then. Hello! Our family values and ideas about family have changed since then, but that is not addressed in this volume.An art therapist worth their salt does not use this type of unreliable assessment to work with clients. I apologize for disagreeing with the last reviewer, but I believe this volume is more of a *must avoid* rather than any type of a classic in the field of art therapy. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Art    2. Family    3. House-Tree-Person Technique    4. Kinetic-House-Tree-Person Tech    5. Mental Health    6. Mental Illness    7. Personality Assessment And Testing    8. Projective Technics    9. Psychodiagnostics    10. Psychology    11. Psychotherapy - Child & Adolescent    12. Creative therapy (eg art, music, drama)    13. Psychiatry    14. Psychology & Psychiatry / Psychotherapy   

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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