Vulnerability to Psychopathology: Risk Across the Lifespan - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 157230832X ISBN 13: 9781572308329

Publisher: Guilford Press, 2003

Synopsis

Vulnerability has become the focal point of much theory and research in the study of psychopathology. Until now, however, work on child and adult disorders has largely been conducted separately, with little cross-pollination of knowledge on risk factors across the lifespan. This important work brings together leading clinical researchers to lay the foundations for an integrative lifespan perspective on biological, psychological, and social-contextual processes of vulnerability. Filling a crucial need, the volume demonstrates ways that the vulnerability construct can lead to genuine progress in understanding not only the genesis of psychological symptoms, but also their prevention and treatment.

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Review

"This much-needed book makes a significant contribution to research-based theories of the etiologies of major mental health problems in children, adolescents and adults. It reaches beyond the symptom classification schemes that are more typically featured in abnormal child and adolescent psychology texts. Rather, the authors review and discuss current research on the developmental processes, contextual risks, and resources that affect individual vulnerabilities across the lifespan. This book's approach sets theories of developmental psychopathology in motion. It directs our attention to the diverse individual and environmental responses that can modify vulnerabilities to mental health problems, and makes targets for prevention and intervention programs immediately comprehensible. A unique text for graduate courses in psychology or psychiatry, the book provides detailed suggestions for future research that may well inspire our graduate students to add to this growing body of knowledge."--Bonnie Leadbeater, PhD, Department of Psychology and Youth and Society Research Group, University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada "In a time of increasing specificity, both for the diagnosis of psychopathology and its treatment, Ingram and Price invite us to step back and consider an alternative. Their emphasis on vulnerability as a dominant, cross-cutting conceptual framework demonstrates that there is still a role for general principles to inform our understanding of abnormal behavior. Readers will gain an appreciation for the broad trajectory of vulnerability processes that are laid down in childhood, and then expressed and treated in adulthood under the more common labels of depression, anxiety, or substance abuse. Whether for graduate or undergraduate study, students will find this book authoritative and impressive. Furthermore, because of its integrative lifespan focus, it will set the standard for psychopathology texts for years to come."--Zindel V. Segal, PhD, Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology, University of Toronto "Vulnerability, psychopathology, and lifespan psychology are among the most thought-provoking and provocative research areas of the decade. Our knowledge about the causes of psychopathology has been advanced under the broad umbrella of vulnerability research, and the view taken from the lifespan perspective has contributed significantly to our understanding of causality, vulnerability, and resilience to psychopathology. Now Ingram and Price have succeeded in integrating these three big topics into one readable and timely text, featuring contributions from leading figures in the field."--Philip C. Kendall, PhD, Laura H. Carnell Professor of Psychology, Temple University "Written by outstanding researchers in the field, this book draws greatly on the empirical literature related to this subject, and as such it is particularly appealing for academicians interested in psychopathology....clinicians may also find this book intriguing and may benefit from the state-of-the-art information on vulnerability processes in their effort to prevent and treat their patients who have a wide range of psychological disorders....The contributors of each chapter are experts in the topic covered....highly recommended. By and large, this book will prove to be a valuable resource for academicians and for all mental health professionals who are interested in vulnerability to paychopathology across the life span."--"Contemporary Psychology"

About the Author

Ingram bio needs updating--he's at University of Kansas as of 2004 Rick E. Ingram, PhD, is Professor of Psychology at Southern Methodist University. His research program focuses on cognitive functioning in emotional disorders and the association between cognitive functioning and vulnerability to depression. He is currently the editor of Cognitive Therapy and Research, and serves on the editorial boards of several other journals. Dr. Ingram's publications include Cognitive Vulnerability to Depression (coauthored with Jeanne Miranda and Zindel V. Segal). He has received the Distinguished Scientific Award of the American Psychological Association for Early Career Contributions to Psychology, as well as the New Researcher Award of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy.Joseph M. Price, PhD, is Associate Professor of Psychology at San Diego State University, and a core faculty member in the San Diego State University/University of California at San Diego Joint Doctoral Training Program in Clinical Psychology. He is also an Associate Director at the San Diego Center for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Research. Dr. Price has published articles on the psychosocial development of maltreated children, and his current research interests include the prevention of behavior and adjustment problems in maltreated children and children in foster care.

Edition details

• Publisher: Guilford Press
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 157230832X
• ISBN 13: 9781572308329
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 476
• Editor: Ingram Rick E., Price Joseph M.