Abnormal psychology

Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) has been proven effective for treating Bulimia Nervosa and Binge Eating Disorder.

The Coping Power Program is designed for use with preadolescent and early adolescent aggressive children and their parents and is often delivered near the time of children's transition to middle school.

Chronic pain has a multitude of causes, many of which are not well understood or effectively treated by medical therapies.

Living with HIV can be stressful, which can affect both your emotional and physical well-being.

If you suffer from a chronic medical condition like cancer, HIV, diabetes, asthma, or hypertension, you know how hard it can be to perform all the self-care behaviors required of you, especially if you are also dealing with depression.

Sexual dysfunction can cause significant distress in both men and women and their partners.

It's Only a False Alarm, Workbook is written for children and adolescents ages 8 - 17 who are undergoing treatment for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD).

Anxiety in children and adolescents is expected and normal at specific times in development.

Now in its 4th edition, Mastery of Your Anxiety and Panic, Therapist Guide updates, extends, and improves upon the most effective, evidence-based treatment program available for Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia.

Do you have rushes of fear accompanied by a pounding heart, trembling, dizziness, and feelings of unreality that make you think you're sick, dying, or losing your mind?

This therapist guide outlines a treatment program for couples wherein one partner has an alcohol use disorder.

The Coping Power Program is designed for use with preadolescent and early adolescent aggressive children and their parents and is often delivered near the time of children's transition to middle school.

Electroshock therapy has long suffered from a controversial and bizarre public image, effectively removing it as a treatment option for many patients.

Millions of alcoholics and addicts recover through spirituality.

This book is the first to present new medical research establishing a connection between religion and health and to examine the implications for Eastern and Western religious traditions and for society and culture.

Extreme Fear, Shyness, and Social Phobia assembles a stellar group of researchers to discuss the origins, development, and outcomes of extreme fear and shyness.

Recently developed psychosocial treatments for anxiety disorders reflect the systematic influence of scientifically generated knowledge, and these new treatments yield strong results.

Paul Wender began his career treating children with ADHD 37 years ago and has treated adults with the disorder for almost 30 years.

The Psychotherapist's Own Psychotherapy: Patient and Clinician Perspectives lifts a curtain that has long shrouded the intimate alliances between therapists and those of their patients who share the same profession.

This unique volume focuses on the relationship between basic research in emotion and emotional dysfunction in depression and anxiety.

Emotionally and physically devastating, anorexia nervosa is the third most common chronic illness in teenage girls, striking one in every two hundred (boys only make up 10% of all cases).

The American Disease is a classic study of the development of drug laws in the United States.

This volume presents, in an integrated framework, contemporary perspectives on the role of nonverbal behavior in psychological regulation, adaptation, and psychopathology, and includes both empirical and theoretical research that is central to our understanding of the reciprocal influences between nonverbal behavior, psychopathology, and therapeutic processes.

Without guiding principles, clinicians can easily get lost in the maze of problems that a brain-damaged patient presents.

In this landmark work, Richard Lazarus -- one of the world's foremost authorities -- offers a comprehensive treatment of the psychology of emotion, its role in adaptation, and the issues that must be addressed to understand it.

Disruptive behavior is extremely common in normal and clinical populations.

Disruptive behavior is extremely common in normal and clinical populations.

In today's world, everyone carries a toxic load of dozens of industrially produced chemicals in their bloodstream.

In today's world, everyone carries a toxic load of dozens of industrially produced chemicals in their bloodstream.

When a professional states, "e;Your child has Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)"e;, it is enough to make your whole world fall apart.

When a professional states, "e;Your child has Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)"e;, it is enough to make your whole world fall apart.

Social anxiety is a common problem that can occur in situations ranging from dating to conversations to job interviews.

Social anxiety is a common and potentially disabling problem that can occur in situations ranging from dating to conversations to job interviews.

Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in adulthood is a prevalent and impairing disorder.

Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in adulthood is a prevalent and impairing disorder.

Evidence Based Treatment with Older Adults: Theory, Practice, and Research provides a detailed examination of five research-supported psychosocial interventions for use with older adults: cognitive behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing, life review/reminiscence, problem solving therapy, and psychoeducational/social support approaches.

Winner of the 2011 Arthur Shapiro Award for Best Book on Hypnosis, from the Society of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis An explosion of interest in the applications of hypnosis for clinical problems, especially pain, has led to a wide accumulation of research on hypnosis as a viable, beneficial supplement to treatment protocols.

The past twenty years have seen an increased interest in the impact of traumatic stress on development.

The past twenty years have seen an increased interest in the impact of traumatic stress on development.

Prolonged Exposure for PTSD in Intensive Outpatient Programs (PE-IOP) presents an innovative PTSD treatment model for the use of prolonged exposure (PE) in residential and intensive outpatient programs, which increases access to care and retention in care while providing transformational symptom outcomes.

Prolonged Exposure for PTSD in Intensive Outpatient Programs (PE-IOP) presents an innovative PTSD treatment model for the use of prolonged exposure (PE) in residential and intensive outpatient programs, which increases access to care and retention in care while providing transformational symptom outcomes.

If Your Adolescent Has an Eating Disorder is an authoritative guide to understanding and helping a teenager with anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder, or other eating disorders.

If Your Adolescent Has an Eating Disorder is an authoritative guide to understanding and helping a teenager with anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder, or other eating disorders.

Exposure Therapy for Eating Disorders is designed to augment existing eating disorder treatment manuals by providing clinicians with practical advice for maximizing the effectiveness of exposure, regardless of clinical background or evidence-based treatment used.

Exposure Therapy for Eating Disorders is designed to augment existing eating disorder treatment manuals by providing clinicians with practical advice for maximizing the effectiveness of exposure, regardless of clinical background or evidence-based treatment used.

Depression is a leading mental health concern in aging individuals.

As demographic trends shift toward an aging population, there is a growing need for improved mental health treatment for older adults.

As demographic trends shift toward an aging population, there is a growing need for improved mental health treatment for older adults.

Purging disorder is characterized by vomiting or misuse of laxatives or other medications, after normal food intake, to control weight or shape.