Description
- covering crucial topics from assessment and diagnosis to the clinical symptoms of emotional distress, including severe or enduring disorders like schizophrenia and borderline personality disorder
- providing a framework for psychiatric diagnosis and classification and covering risk assessment in detail
- concluding with a chapter on holistic approaches and emotional wellbeing.
Case studies and exercises throughout the book make sense of the theory in real-life practice and the author's enthusiasm for her subject makes for a uniquely engaging, readable guide to the complexities of psychopathologies.
About the Author
Betty Rudd is the author of seven books and twenty-one games, most of them focusing on emotional literacy. With SAGE Betty has previously published Talking is for Kids, Talking is for Us and Talking is for Teens.
Reviews
Beautifully written, and richly illustrated with vignettes, this book describes psychopathology in simple and accessible language. It contains helpful insights, useful resources and interesting questions. It is an indispensable survival guide for trainees and experienced therapists. I plan to recommend it to all my trainee therapists. -- Maria Luca, PhD
I enjoyed reading this informative, empathic and engaging book and am certain that it will become the 'must have' introduction to this topic and also ensure that all those involved in mental health promotion and support ( at all levels) will have access to a relevant, user friendly and informative survival guide. -- Dr Tina Rae, Academic and Professional Tutor, University of East London
Book Information
ISBN 9781446252918
Author Betty Rudd
Format Paperback
Page Count 208
Imprint Sage Publications Ltd
Publisher Sage Publications Ltd
Weight(grams) 340g