Preface. A cknowledgments. Part I: Classification and Diagnosis Introduction 1. Concepts of Abnormality and Mental Illness 2. Diagnostic Classification 3. Diagnostic Procedures in Psychiatry Part II: Symptomatology Introduction 4. Disorders of Cognitive Processes 5. Affective Disorders 6. Disorders of Conation, Personality and Character Part III: Determinants of Abnormal Behaviour Introduction 7. Biological Determinants of Mental Illness 8. Environmental Determinants of Abnormal Behaviour: I. At Maturity 9. Environmental Determinants of Abnormal Behaviour: II. During Development 10. Psychological Theories of Aetiology Part IV: Therapy Introduction 11. Biological Methods of Therapy 12. Psychological Methods of Therapy 13. Environmental and Sociocultural Therapies 14. Evaluating the Effectiveness of Psychiatric Therapies. References. Name Index. S ubject Index.
Biography
E. M. Coles was born and educated in England and emigrated to Canada in 1961. He had five years; clinical experience in England and Canada, working with both children and adults, before joining the staff of Simon Fraser University where, at the time of publication, was Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology. He was also a Consulting Psychologist at Riverview Hospital, British Columbia.
