Clinical Psychology

Living with serious illness can have profound emotional effects both on patients themselves and on those close to them. With clarity and compassion, this text explores the difficulties and dilemmas those who are ill and their families face, offering...

For five decades, negative body image has been a major focus of study due to its association with psychological and social morbidity, including eating disorders. However, more recently the body image construct has broadened to include positive ways of...

This volume examines the role of mindfulness principles and practices in a range of well-established cognitive and behavioral treatment approaches. Leading scientist-practitioners describe how their respective modalities incorporate such nontraditional...

The Handbook of Research Methods in Clinical Psychology presents a comprehensive and contemporary treatment of research methodologies used in clinical psychology. Topics discussed include experimental and quasi-experimental designs, statistical analysis,...

Neuropsychotherapy is intended to inspire further development and continual empirical updating of consistency theory. It is essential for psychotherapists, psychotherapy researchers, clinical psychologists, psychiatrists, neuroscientists, and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780968519912Author Liana LowensteinFormat PaperbackPage Count 133Imprint Champion PressPublisher Champion PressWeight(grams) 428g

In 2000 the American Psychological Association, in an important attempt to bring religious issues and traditions to the attention of psychotherapists, included in its Handbook of Psychotherapy and Religious Diversity a chapter on psychotherapy with...

Eating and its Disorders features contributions by international experts in the field of eating disorders which represent an overview of the most current knowledge relating to the assessment, treatment, and future research directions of the study of...

Identifying Perinatal Depression and Anxiety brings together the very latest research and clinical practice on this topic from around the world in one valuable resource. * Examines current screening and management models, particularly those in Australia,...

With the publication of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition (DSM-5), much has changed about the conceptualization of obsessive-compulsive disorder and its associated spectrum conditions. Breaking free from the previous...

Integrating groundbreaking research on neuroplasticity, brain development and therapeutic change, this book details a novel neurobiological and psychotherapeutic paradigm-and reveals how therapists can use this paradigm for more precise and successful...

Part of a two-component product with a companion client workbook, CBT for Hoarding Disorder: Therapist's Guide guides group leaders through a comprehensive CBT group program for patients struggling with hoarding disorder. * Provides step-by-step,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780973468052Author Grant McFetridgeFormat PaperbackPage Count 402Imprint Institute for the Study of Peak States PressPublisher Institute for the Study of...

The important and engaging book encourages counsellors, psychotherapists, pastoral care workers and others involved in the helping professions to consider the significance of spirituality and spiritual experiences both for their clients and for the...

An accessible introduction to the field of clinical psychology focused on the roles both science and clinical experience play in today's evidence-based practice environment Clinical psychology has been undergoing a revolution--driven by research and the...

Eating disorders are among the most prevalent psychiatric disorders in adolescent and young adult females, affecting approximately 10% of young women. Unfortunately, less than half of those with eating disorders receive treatment, which can be very...

"Beyond Fear and Control" discusses ways in which services can change the focus from managing or 'stopping' self harm to working with young people in more permissive, 'young person centred' and empowering ways. Although the need for such a change is...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780826172662Author Uri BergmannFormat PaperbackPage Count 296Imprint Springer Publishing Co IncPublisher Springer Publishing Co Inc

BRIEF INTEGRATED MOTIVATIONAL INTERVENTION BRIEF INTEGRATED MOTIVATIONAL INTERVENTION A TREATMENT MANUAL FOR CO-OCCURRING MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE PROBLEMS Brief Integrated Motivational Intervention provides clinicians and specialist...

The obesity epidemic is one of the most serious public health threats confronting the nation and the world. The majority of overweight individuals want to lose weight, but the overall success of self-administered diets and commercial weight loss programs...

Why do 'maladies of the soul' such as hysteria, anxiety disorders, or depression wax and wane over time? Through a study of the history of psychiatry, Mikkel Borch-Jacobsen provocatively argues that most mental illnesses are not, in fact, diseases but...

Grounded in current theory and treatment research, this highly practical book presents a comprehensive framework for assessing and treating health anxiety, including full-blown and milder (subclinical) forms of hypochondriasis. The current state of...

With science denial as a rising danger to public health, Sara E. Gorman and Jack M. Gorman analyze society's resistance to scientific evidence relating to health and safety, and the tools to combat these tendencies. Why do some parents decide not to...

Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a potentially severely debilitating psychiatric diagnosis that may affect up to 2% of the general population. Hallmarks of BPD include impulsivity, emotional instability, and poor self-image, and those with BPD...

On the cusp of newest edition of the DSM, the field of personality disorders is thriving and productive. This is certainly a time of major transition for the classification, study, and treatment of personality disorders, as the personality disorders...

This expanded edition of this successful Therapist Guide provides an evidence-based treatment protocol for all types of substance use disorders. Designed to be used with the accompanying Workbook, this guide provides clinicians with valuable strategies...

It is estimated that over 3 million people per year are injured in motor vehicle accidents. Whether or not a fatality or injury occurs, many people develop posttraumatic stress disorder as a result. Written by the creators of an empirically supported...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780369356284Author Russ HarrisFormat PaperbackPage Count 976Imprint ReadHowYouWantPublisher ReadHowYouWantWeight(grams) 156g

Morbid obsessions with sex, germs, or with one's appearance, and uncontrollable compulsions to hoard objects, to check and recheck locks, or to pull one's hair are just a few of the symptoms of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders, which afflict over ten...

The International Handbook of Suicide Prevention, 2nd Edition, presents a series of readings that consider the individual and societal factors that lead to suicide, it addresses ways these factors may be mitigated, and presents the most up-to-date...

Research has indicated that spiritual and religious factors are strongly tied to a host of mental health characteristics, in both positive and negative ways. That body of research has significantly grown since publication of the first edition of this...

This book is a user-friendly guide to Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT), an empirically-tested and effective approach to treating depression. It is intended for persons affected by depression who are seeking or currently undergoing IPT. This book begins...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780826108982Author Christopher J. MrukFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Springer Publishing Co IncPublisher Springer Publishing Co Inc

Anxiety is a complex phenomenon and a central feature of many psychological problems. This new edition of Anxiety, part of the popular Clinical Psychology: A Modular Course Series, updates the remarkable developments that have occurred in the...

Shyness and social anxiety are common emotions experienced by children and teenagers. When intense, they often result in the avoidance of social situations and can significantly impair a child's functioning and emotional development. Left untreated in...

This manual is a user-friendly, comprehensive description of the Center for Autism and Related Disorders (CARD) model of autism treatment-the latest scientific information on what truly works in treating autism in an integrated, organized, consumable...

Therapists and counsellors, in training and practice, will welcome this concise and practical introduction to the TIR approach for helping clients with PTSD and other human traumas. The book is application-based, providing a step-by-step guide from...

In this comprehensive guide, Natasha Prenn and Diana Fosha, leading voices in the development of Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy, offer a model of clinical supervision based on this approach. Utilizing insights from attachment theory and...

The newly updated Digital Play Therapy focuses on the responsible integration of technology into play therapy during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. With respect for the many different modalities and approaches under the play therapy umbrella, this book...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780826194213Author Marilyn LuberFormat PaperbackPage Count 523Imprint Springer Publishing Co IncPublisher Springer Publishing Co Inc