Abnormal Psychology: An Integrative Approach - Hardcover

Barlow, David; Durand, V. Mark

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9780534203580: Abnormal Psychology: An Integrative Approach

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ISBN 10: 0534203582 ISBN 13: 9780534203580

Publisher: Cengage Learning, 1980

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This book offers professors and students a more authentic, personal and scientific picture of what psychological disorders are and how they can be assessed and managed. Barlow and Durand demonstrate that disorders are multiply determined by biological, psychological, social, cultural, familial and political forces. The authors challenge readers to think about how and why people become troubled and what is done to help them. Throughout the book, Barlow and Durand integrate concepts with case examples and citations from the literature to demonstrate the connection between research and practice.

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"The cases are well-done, provide a welcome relief to technical reading, and bring disorders to life. They are stories that have impact and thus provide a tool for consolidating memory."

About the Author:

David H. Barlow is an internationally recognized expert and leader in clinical psychology, having pioneered many treatments and investigations in anxiety and mood disorders. Currently Professor Emeritus of Psychology and Psychiatry at Boston University, Dr. Barlow is also founder and Director Emeritus of the Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders, one of the largest research clinics of its kind in the world. Previously, he was Distinguished Professor at State University of New York at Albany. From 1975 to 1979, he was Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology at Brown University, where he also founded the clinical psychology internship program. From 1969 to 1975, he was Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, where he founded the Medical School psychology residency program. Dr. Barlow received his B.A. from the University of Notre Dame, his M.A. from Boston College, and his Ph.D. from the University of Vermont. He is the recipient of a Lifetime Achievement award from the American Psychological Association as well as the James McKeen Cattell Fellow Award from the Association for Psychological Science, which honors individuals for their lifetime of significant intellectual achievements in applied psychological research.

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