Introducing Psychopathology
- Betty Rudd - Teacher and Chartered Counselling Psychologist, East Sussex
- covering crucial topics from assessment and diagnosis to the clinical symptoms of emotional distress, including severe or enduring disorders like schizophrenia and borderline personality disorder
- providing a framework for psychiatric diagnosis and classification and covering risk assessment in detail
- concluding with a chapter on holistic approaches and emotional wellbeing.
Case studies and exercises throughout the book make sense of the theory in real-life practice and the author's enthusiasm for her subject makes for a uniquely engaging, readable guide to the complexities of psychopathologies.
Beautifully written, and richly illustrated with vignettes, this book describes psychopathology in simple and accessible language. It contains helpful insights, useful resources and interesting questions. It is an indispensable survival guide for trainees and experienced therapists. I plan to recommend it to all my trainee therapists.
I enjoyed reading this informative, empathic and engaging book and am certain that it will become the ‘must have’ introduction to this topic and also ensure that all those involved in mental health promotion and support ( at all levels) will have access to a relevant, user friendly and informative survival guide.
This is a useful short introductory text for students and therapists wanting to gain an overview of the clinical aspects of mental health problems and the ways that they are likely to present in clinic. The therapeutic framework is integrative.
This is an accessible and up-to-date introductory guide. Clearly written and with excellent reading lists for each chapter. A very useful student resource.
Great book as an introduction to psychopathology. Readable, accessible and erudite with user friendly vignettes and exercises.
Well written and good introduction into psychopathology.
Found this too simplistic and general for my teaching.
Essential reading for students who want a straight forward text on issues and disorders in Mental Health. I would recommend this to students from level 3 upwards.
Clear and concise, real life case studies. Everything you require in one book, easy referencing, straight forward language.
good, up to date coverage of the topic.
This book is very useful for supplementary information while studying counselling. It helps to give students background information and understanding about a range of relative conditions
