Understanding Psychopathology

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Understanding Psychopathology: An Integral Exploration provides an up-to-date, honest, comprehensive exploration of what we know about the causes of, and treatments for, mental disorders from psychological, (neuro)biological, cultural, and social perspectives. With an accessible style of writing, the authors present the theories of etiology for each disorder from each perspective, examinations of the treatments for each, and real-world case studies to make the concepts clear. Readers get a solid understanding of the history of DSM-5 and why it alone is not enough to write a rich clinical picture of a client’s suffering. Disorders covered include Depression, Anxiety, Substance Use Disorders, Schizophrenia, Bipolar I Disorder, Sexual Disorders, Psychological trauma, Eating Disorders, and Sleep Wake Disorders.   Features that make this text unique include: Introductory chapters that introduce students not just to DSM-5 but to the DC-03R, the Psychodynamic Diagnostic Manual, the International Classification of Diseases (ICD), and the National Institute of Mental Health’s Research Domain Criteria (RDoc), that in 2013 displaced DSM as the guide to NIMH research.Comprehensive literature reviews of each disorder.Discussions of treatments, including misconceptions about various treatments.Clear, understandable language that an educated layperson would understand.Succinct snapshots of theories of etiology and treatments for each disorder, Illustrative case studies.A look at the moral dimensions of suffering and the moral imperatives inherent in treatment.