Psychopathology: Foundations for a Contemporary Understanding [Hardcover]

James E. Maddux (Editor), Barbara A. Winstead (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 080584077X | ISBN-13: 978-0805840773 | Publication Date: July 20, 2004 | Edition: 1

Specifically designed to meet the needs of graduate students in a one-semester course, this book synthesizes the latest knowledge about the etiology and treatment of the most important psychological disorders and challenges students to think critically about psychopathology.

Editorial Reviews

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This is an excellent source for first year graduate students in clinical and counseling psychology, social work and other clinical fields....I found the writing to represent the best of what psychologists can achieve in exposition.
—Lawrence G. Calhoun, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology,University of North Carolina at Charlotte

This book should become required reading for faculty members and their clinical and counseling psychology graduate students.
—C.R. Snyder, Ph.D.
M. Erik Wright Distinguished Professor of Clinical Psychology, University of Kan

The editors have brought together a distinguished group of contributors each expert in their respective areas. The text should prove to be a valuable resource for anyone interested in the nature and causes of psychopathology.
—Steven D. Hollon, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology, Vanderbilt University

About the Author

James E. Maddux, Ph.D., is associate chair of Graduate Studies at George Mason University and the editor of the Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology.

Barbara A. Winstead, Ph.D., is director of Clinical Training for the Virginia Consortium Program in Clinical Psychology, and chair of the Psychology Department at Old Dominion University.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 480 pages
• Publisher: Routledge; 1 edition (July 20, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 080584077X
• ISBN-13: 978-0805840773
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7.3 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,571,426 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A breath of fresh air...., October 3, 2009

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This review is from: Psychopathology: Foundations for a Contemporary Understanding (Hardcover)

This book challenges what psychopathology should actually reflect upon in a contemporary and academic way. What graduates need is not yet another regurgitation of undergrad set conservative texts, but a series of chapters just like this that aims to lead the therapists of tommorrow towards challenging what we think we already know and making up our own minds on essential issues of mental health.

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Text!, December 18, 2006

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C. Lack "Professor & Clinical Psychologist" (Russellville, AR) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Psychopathology: Foundations for a Contemporary Understanding (Hardcover)

As a professor of psychology in a Master's program (which focuses on training people to become Psychological Examiners), I use this text in my "Psychopathology" course. Although I supplement the material heavily in the sections dealing with child psychopathology, I've found this to be a nice introduction to psychopathology at the graduate level, or even for an advanced undergraduate class. I don't think that the language used is too "doctoral" (as stated in one review on this site), but you do have to be fairly well versed in psychological science to appreciate a large amount of the etiology and biology aspects of the chapters.

Overall, I would recommend this book as a nice "starter" for someone interested in psychopathology, although for a graduate course an instructor would definitely have to supplement the readings with extra material.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Refreshingly good text, July 26, 2008

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Susan L. Decker (Ann Arbor, MI USA) - See all my reviews
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Most textbooks of this nature tend to be a regurgitation of the current DSM. The difference with this one is that it looks at psychopathology from many viewpoints and within a range of behaviors. This will stimulate your thinking about what is considered normal and abnormal. This text is good for seasoned professionals who do not want the same 'ol, same 'ol.