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The Clinician's Handbook
Integrated Diagnostics, Assessment, and Intervention in Adult and Adolescent Psychopathology
Fifth Edition
This extremely versatile handbook, written for students and practitioners, taps current treatment and assessment research to provide up-to-date coverage of emotional and behavioral disorders, major DSM-IV-TR diagnostic categories, MMPI-2 correlates and other test-response patterns, and treatment options. Diagnostic concepts and observations are linked with specific assessment and test data for diagnostic categories; this is then integrated with recommended intervention procedures. In a single volume, the authors have synthesized an abundance of information and presented it in a manageable and accessible manner. Their extensive experience in clinical and forensic psychology—teaching, conducting research, interacting with clients, working in the criminal justice system—highly qualifies them to know and present the kind of practical information students and practitioners need.

Additional outstanding features . . .

  • emphasizes multimodal assessment and treatment

  • includes extensive discussions of clinical challenges, such as suicidal clients, the criminal personality, deception, and malingering

  • offers “bibliotherapy” reading assignments and appropriate relaxation techniques for various types of clients

  • provides coverage of legal issues—competency, criminal responsibility, and civil commitment

  • presents useful tips on case preparation and professional practice in the office and the courtroom
  • Reactions
    “This volume is superb! It is comprehensive, current, and affordable! It surpasses other texts aimed at upper-level undergraduates or introductory graduate students.” — William McCown, University of Louisiana

    “I continue to appreciate the sophistication and practicality of this work. We use it as a text for our students, clinical trainees, and for ourselves!” — Jim Clark, University of Kentucky
    Table of Contents
    1. Overview and Introduction
    A Link to DSM / On the Dimensionality of Psychopathology / Structure of the Text / The Rationale for Inclusion of Certain Tests / The Information Evolution in This Book

    2. Substance Use Disorders
    Overall Concepts / Alcohol Use Disorders / Prescription Drug Abuse / Polysubstance Abuse / Amphetamine Use Disorder / Cocaine Abuse / Opioid Use Disorder / Nicotine Dependence

    3. Schizophrenic and Paranoid Disorders
    Overall Concepts / Undifferentiated Schizophrenia (295.90) / Disorganized Schizophrenia (295.10) / Catatonic Schizophrenia (295.20) / Residual Schizophrenia (295.60) / Schizophreniform Disorder (295.40) / Brief Psychotic Disorder (298.8) / Psychotic Disorder Not Otherwise Specified (298.9) / Psychotic Disorder Due to a General Medical Condition / Paranoid Schizophrenia (295.30) / The Paranoid (Delusional) Disorders / Delusional Disorder (297.1) / Shared Psychotic Disorder (297.3)

    4. Mood (Affective) Disorders
    Overall Concepts / Manic Episode / Major Depressive Episode / Dysthymic Disorder (300.4) / Bipolar Disorder / Cyclothymic Disorder (301.13) / Seasonal Affective Disorder / Atypical Mood Disorders / Schizoaffective Disorder (295.70) / Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder

    5. Anxiety Disorders
    Overall Concepts / Panic Disorder / Agoraphobia / Generalized Anxiety Disorder (300.02) / Separation Anxiety Disorder (309.21) / Social Phobia (Social Anxiety Disorder) (300.23) / Specific Phobia (300.29) / Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (300.30) / Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (309.81) and Adjustment Disorder / Acute Stress Disorder (308.3) / Anxiety Disorder NOS (300.00)

    6. Somatoform and Pain Disorders
    Overall Concepts / Somatization Disorder (300.81) and Undifferentiated Somatoform Disorder (300.82) / Conversion Disorder (300.11) / Pain Disorder (307.8x) / Chronic Pain Syndrome / Hypochondriasis (300.7) / Body Dysmorphic Disorder (300.7) / Somatoform Disorder NOS (300.82)

    7. Dissociative and Sleep Disorders
    Overall Concepts / Dissociative Amnesia (300.12) / Dissociative Fugue (300.13) / Dissociative Identity Disorder (300.14) (Formerly Multiple Personality) / Depersonalization Disorder (300.6) / Sleep Disorders

    8. The Sexual Disorders
    Overall Concepts / Paraphilias / Fetishism (302.81) / Transvestic Fetishism (302.3) / Pedophilia (302.2) / Exhibitionism (302.4) / Voyeurism (302.82) / Frotteurism (302.89) / Sexual Masochism (302.83) / Sexual Sadism (302.84) / Zoophilia / Gender Identity Disorder / Sexual Dysfunctions / Male Psychosexual Dysfunction / Female Psychosexual Dysfunction

    9. The Personality Disorder
    Overall Concepts / Paranoid Personality Disorder (301.00) / Schizoid Personality Disorder (301.20) / Schizotypal Personality Disorder (301.22) / Histrionic Personality Disorder (301.50) / Narcissistic Personality Disorder (301.81) / Antisocial Personality Disorder (301.7) / Conduct Disorder / Borderline Personality Disorder (301.83) / Identity Disorder / Avoidant Personality Disorder (301.82) / Dependent Personality Disorder (301.6) / Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder (301.4) / Passive-Aggressive (Negativistic) Personality Disorder / Oppositional-Defiant Disorder (313.81) / Sadistic Personality Disorder

    10. Impulse Control and Eating Disorders
    Overall Concepts / Pathological Gambling (312.31) / Kleptomania (312.32) / Pyromania (312.33) / Trichotillomania (312.39) / Intermittent-Explosive Disorder (312.34) / Anorexia Nervosa (307.1) and Bulimia Nervosa (307.51)

    11. CNSI, ADHD, and Retardation
    Central Nervous System Impairment / Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder / Mental Retardation

    12. Clinical Correlates of the MMPI-2
    MMPI-2 / Individual Scale Interpretations / MMPI-2 Interrelationship Interpretations / Diagnosis Code Type Relationships / Additional Scales

    13. Aggression, Rape, Child Abuse, and Suicide
    Overall Concepts / Aggression Potential / Rape / Child Abuse / Suicide Potential

    14. Malingering, Deception, and the Factitious Disorders
    Malingering (V65.2) / TRIN and VRIN / Amnesia / Factitious Disorders / Ruling out Hypochondriasis, Factitious Disorder, or Malingering / Summary Contents

    15. Criminal Responsibility, Civil Commitment, and Competency
    Criminal Responsibility (Insanity) / Civil Commitment / Competency / The Criminal Personality / Predictors of Criminal Recidivism

    16. Professional Case Preparation
    Malpractice / Dual Relationships / Professional Liability Suits / Response to Public or Media Inquiries / A Model Report Format / Expert Witness Case Preparation / Deposition Preparation and Presentation / Courtroom Presentation / Anticipating the Cross-Examination

    Appendix A: Bibliotherapy Recommendations
    Appendix B: The Meyer Information Battery
    Appendix C: Two Relaxation Methods
    Appendix D: Relevant Legal Cases