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Psychology is of interest to academics from many fields, as well as to the thousands of academic and clinical psychologists and general public who can't help but be interested in learning more about why humans think and behave as they do. This award-winning twelve-volume reference covers every aspect of the ever-fascinating discipline of psychology and represents the most current knowledge in the field. This ten-year revision now covers discoveries based in neuroscience, clinical psychology's new interest in evidence-based practice and mindfulness, and new findings in social, developmental, and forensic psychology.

Author Biography

Irving B. Weiner, Ph.D., is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine at the University of South Florida and former Director of Psychological Services at the University of South Florida Psychiatry Center in Tampa, Florida. He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and of the Association for Psychological Science, a Diplomat of the American Board of Professional Psychology in both Clinical and Forensic Psychology, and a Licensed Psychologist in the State of Florida. He is currently President of APA Division 5 (Evaluation, Measurement, and Statistics) and Past President of APA Division 12 (Society of Clinical Psychology), formerly president of the Society for Personality Assessment and of the International Rorschach Society, and a recipient of the Society for Personality Assessment Distinguished Contribution Award. He has authored or edited over 15 scholarly and professional books including the first edition of the Handbook of Psychology and, with W. Edward Craighead, the fourth edition of the Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology.

Table of Contents

Handbook of Psychology Preface xi
Irving B. Weiner Volume Preface xiii
George Stricker and Thomas A. Widiger Contributors xix I PSYCHOPATHOLOGY 1 1 DIAGNOSIS AND CLASSIFICATION 3
Thomas A. Widiger and Cristina Crego 2 DISORDERS OF CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENCE 19
Eric J. Mash and David A. Wolfe 3 EATING DISORDERS: ANOREXIA NERVOSA, BULIMIA NERVOSA, AND BINGE EATING DISORDER 73
Howard Steiger, Kenneth R. Bruce, and Mimi Isra¨el 4 PERSONALITY DISORDERS 94
Timothy J. Trull, Ryan W. Carpenter, and Thomas A. Widiger 5 MOOD DISORDERS 121
Constance Hammen and Danielle Keenan-Miller 6 ANXIETY DISORDERS 147
Kaitlin P. Gallo, Johanna Thompson-Hollands, Donna B. Pincus, and David H. Barlow 7 SEX AND GENDER IDENTITY DISORDERS 171
Peggy J. Kleinplatz, Charles Moser, and Arlene Istar Lev 8 DISORDERS OF EXTREME STRESS 193
Etzel Carde˜na, Lisa D. Butler, Sophie Reijman, and David Spiegel 9 DISORDERS OF IMPULSE CONTROL 217
Kenneth J. Sher, Rachel Winograd, and Angela M. Haeny 10 SCHIZOPHRENIA SPECTRUM CONDITIONS 240
Philip D. Harvey and Christopher R. Bowie II PSYCHOTHERAPY 263 11 PSYCHODYNAMIC PSYCHOTHERAPY 265
Lawrence Josephs and Joel Weinberger 12 BEHAVIOR THERAPY AND COGNITIVE-BEHAVIORAL THERAPY 291
W. Edward Craighead, Linda W. Craighead, Lorie A. Ritschel, and Alexandra Zagoloff 13 THE HUMANISTIC-EXPERIENTIAL APPROACH 320
Leslie Greenberg, Robert Elliott, Germain Lietaer, and Jeanne Watson 14 PSYCHOTHERAPY INTEGRATION AND INTEGRATIVE PSYCHOTHERAPIES 345
Jerry Gold and George Stricker 15 GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPIES 367
William E. Piper and Carlos A. Sierra Hernandez 16 FAMILY THERAPY 384
Jay Lebow and Catherine B. Stroud 17 CRISIS INTERVENTION 408
Lisa M. Brown, Kathryn A. Frahm, and Bruce Bongar 18 BRIEF PSYCHOTHERAPIES 431
Stanley B. Messer, William C. Sanderson, and Alan S. Gurman 19 CHILD PSYCHOTHERAPY 454
Richard J. Morris, Kristin C. Thompson, and Yvonne P. Morris 20 PSYCHOTHERAPY WITH OLDER ADULTS WITHIN A FAMILY CONTEXT 474
Bob G. Knight and Jennifer Kellough 21 EMPIRICALLY SUPPORTED TREATMENTS, EVIDENCE-BASED TREATMENTS, AND EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE 489
Barry L. Duncan and Robert J. Reese III PROFESSIONAL ISSUES 515 22 EDUCATION, TRAINING, LICENSING, AND CREDENTIALING IN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY 517
Judy E. Hall and Elizabeth M. Altmaier 23 ETHICAL PRACTICE IN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY 533
Jeffrey E. Barnett and Stephen H. Behnke 24 THE U.S. HEALTH-CARE MARKETPLACE: FUTURE TENSE 558
David J. Drum and Andrew C. Sekel 25 EVOLVING ROLES FOR THE PROFESSION 585
Patrick H. DeLeon, Morgan T. Sammons, Sandra M. Wilkniss, Kristofer J. Hagglund, Stephen A. Ragusea, and Anthony S. Ragusea Author Index 601 Subject Index 651

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Part 1:Psychopathology Chapter 1 Diagnosis andClassification Thomas A. Widiger and CristinaCrego Chapter 2 Disorders of Childhood andAdolescence Eric Mash and David A.Wolfer Chapter 3 Schizophrenia SpectrumConditions Philip D. Harvey and Christopher R.Bowie Chapter 4 MoodDisorders Constance Hammen and DanielleKeenan-Miller Chapter 5 AnxietyDisorders Kaitlin P. Gallo, JohannaThompson-Hollands, Donna B. Pincus, and David H.Barlow Chapter 6 PersonalityDisorders Timothy J. Trull, Ryan W. Carpenter, andThomas A. Widiger Chapter 7 Eating Disorders: AnorexiaNervosa, Bulimia Nervosa and Binge EatingDisorder HowardSteiger, Kenneth R. Bruce and MimiIsra

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