Psychological Disorders - Adult Books

New and Published Books

1. Men, Addiction, and Intimacy

   Strengthening Recovery by Fostering the Emotional Development of Boys and Men

   By Mark S. Woodford

   Series: The Routledge Series on Counseling and Psychotherapy with Boys and Men

   In the substance abuse and addiction treatment realm, males outnumber females two to one. While gender-issues are seen as a key element of women’s treatment, the acknowledgement that males are "gendered beings" who have lived lives full of male-specific developmental challenges is often overlooked....

   Published May 23rd 2012 by Routledge
2. Improving Organizational Interventions For Stress and Well-Being

   Addressing Process and Context

   Edited by Caroline Biron, Maria Karanika-Murray, Cary Cooper

   This book brings together a number of experts in the field of organizational interventions for stress and well-being, and discusses the importance of process and context issues to the success or failure of such interventions. The book explores how context and process can be incorporated into...

   Published May 20th 2012 by Routledge
3. Managing Depression, Growing Older

   A guide for professionals and carers

   By Kerrie Eyers, Gordon Parker, Henry Brodaty

   Even when he’s grey around the muzzle, the black dog of depression can still deliver a ferocious bite. Depression can strike at any age, and it may appear for the first time as we get older, as a result of life circumstances or our genetic makeup. While older people face the same kinds of mental...

   Published May 13th 2012 by Routledge
4. Art Therapy and Learning Disabilities

   "Don't guess my happiness"

   Edited by Stephanie Bull, Kevin O'Farrell

   In this book Stephanie Bull and Kevin O’Farrell bring together practising clinicians who provide an insight into using contemporary art therapy with people with learning disabilities. The authentic voice of people who have learning disabilities is central to the book, and case examples, snapshots...

   Published April 29th 2012 by Routledge
5. Advances in Social Work Practice with the Military

   Edited by Joan Beder

   With the United States’ involvement in numerous combat operations overseas, the need for civilian social workers with the clinical skills necessary to work with members of the military returning from combat, as well as their families, has never been more critical. In this practical and important...

   Published April 11th 2012 by Routledge
6. Serving Military Families in the 21st Century

   By Karen Rose Blaisure, Tara Saathoff-Wells, Angela Pereira, Shelley MacDermid Wadsworth, Amy Laura Dombro

   Series: Textbooks in Family Studies

   This text introduces readers to military families, their resilience, and the challenges of military life. Personal stories from active duty, National Guard, reservists, veterans, and their families, from all branches and ranks of the military, and those who work with military personnel, bring their...

   Published April 1st 2012 by Routledge Academic
7. Treating Self-Destructive Behaviors in Trauma Survivors

   A Clinician’s Guide

   By Lisa Ferentz

   This is a book for clinicians who specialize in helping trauma survivors and, through the course of treatment, find themselves unexpectedly confronted with client disclosures of self-destructive behaviors, including self-mutilation and other manifestations of deliberately "hurting the body" such as...

   Published March 4th 2012 by Routledge
8. The Bipolar Spectrum

   Diagnosis or Fad?

   By Joel Paris

   In the 1970s, author Joel Paris was one of the first doctors in his hospital to prescribe lithium to a psychiatric patient. In the wake of the drug’s success, both in that case and countless others, why this book? As Dr. Paris’ historical examination of bipolar diagnosis and critique of the...

   Published February 29th 2012 by Routledge
9. Psychopathology

   Foundations for a Contemporary Understanding, 3rd Edition

   Edited by James Maddux E, James E. Maddux, Barbara A. Winstead, Barbara Winstead

   This is the most up-to-date text about the etiology and treatment of the most important psychological disorders. Intended for first-year graduate students in clinical and counseling psychology, the third edition of Psychopathology continues to focus on research and empirically supported information...

   Published February 23rd 2012 by Routledge
10. Alone in the Mirror

    Twins in Therapy

    By Barbara Klein

    Alone in the Mirror: Twins in Therapy chronicles the triumphs and struggles of twins as they separate from one another and find their individuality in a world of non twins. The text is grounded in issues of attachment and intimacy, and is highlighted by Dr. Barbara Klein’s scholarly research,...

    Published February 23rd 2012 by Routledge