| Introduction to Psychopathology Contributor(s): Lemma, Alessandra (Author) |
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ISBN: 080397471X ISBN-13: 9780803974715 Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd OUR PRICE: $93.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 1996 Annotation: Assessment and referral skills are essential for counselors and psychotherapists. However, these skills are dependent on the practitioner's understanding of the clinical manifestations of severe emotional distress: They must, for example, be able to recognize when clients are suffering from a psychotic episode. Introduction to Psychopathology provides a clear overview of the issues involved in our understanding of psychopathology and offers guidelines on appropriate interventions. Author Alessandra Lemma presents important topics, including how to arrive at psychiatric diagnoses and classifications, and explores issues that arise when working with clients in conjunction with other mental health practitioners. She addresses the needs of practitioners working with some of the more common forms of mental distress, including depression and anxiety, and clarifies those forms that might be less well-known, such as borderline personality disorder. A discussion of alternatives to mainstream approaches, including deconstructionist approaches, concludes the volume. Essential for students of counseling, psychotherapy, counseling psychology, and clinical psychology, Introduction to Psychopathology offers a framework for assessing clients that incorporates a broad range of models and approaches and takes into account psychological, social, and biological factors. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Psychotherapy - General |
| Dewey: 616.89 |
| LCCN: 96068912 |
| Physical Information: 0.57" H x 6.24" W x 9.14" (0.88 lbs) 240 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: I was most impressed by the author′s thoroughness in writing this book. She seems to leave no stone uncovered... [this is] a work which should become a necessity for all counsellors, counselling psychologists, psychiatric nurses and psychotherapists... This is a book to which I will make reference time and time again, and one which will occupy a prominent place in my library′ - Counselling, The Journal of the British Association for Counselling An invaluable handbook for students of psychotherapy and a good reference for established therapists... I recommend that all therapists have a copy of this book on their shelf′ - Psychology, Health & Medicine Assessmenp and refer |
Contributor Bio(s): Lemma, Alessandra: - Alessandra Lemma is a practising Chartered Clinical and Counselling Psychologist. She also works as an adult psychotherapist and is a clinical tutor in the Sub-Department of Clinical Health Psychology at University College London. |