Table of Contents

PART 1:ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY IN SCIENCE AND CLINICAL PRACTICE Abnormal Psychology: Past and Present Models of Abnormality Clinical Assessment, Diagnosis, and Treatment PART 2: PROBLEMS OF STRESS AND ANXIETY Anxiety Disorders Stress Disorders Somatoform and Dissociative Disorders PART 3: PROBLEMS OF MOOD Mood Disorders Suicide PART 4: PROBLEMS OF MIND AND BODY Eating Disorders Substance-Related Disorders Sexual Disorders and Gender Identity Disorder PART 5: PROBLEMS OF PSYCHOSIS Schizophrenia PART 6:LIFE-SPAN DISORDERS Personality Disorders Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence Disorders of Aging and Cognition CONCLUSION Law, Society, and the Mental Health Profession

About the Author

RONALD J. COMER is a Professor in the Department of Psychology, Princeton University, USA; a practicing clinical psychologist; and a consultant to the Eden Institute for Individuals with Autism, USA.