CONTENTS

About the authors  vii CHAPTER 2

CHAPTER 1
Diagnosis and assessment  88
Introduction 89
Introduction to abnormal 2.1 Cornerstones of diagnosis and
assessment 90
psychology 1 Reliability 90
Introduction 2 Validity 91
1.1 The basic features of psychological 2.2 The diagnostic system of the American
disorder 3 Psychiatric Association: DSM‐5  94
What is psychological disorder?  3 Changes in DSM‐5  97
1.2 Stigma associated with psychological Ethnic and cultural considerations in diagnosis  99
disorders and its historical context  6 Specific criticisms of the DSM  104
Stigma and mental health  6 2.3 Psychological assessment  108
The historical context  8 Clinical interviews  109
1.3 Early psychological approaches Assessment of stress  112
to psychopathology  10 Personality tests  115
Intelligence tests  120
1.4 The genetic paradigm  16
Behavioural and cognitive assessment  122
Behaviour genetics  19
2.4 Neurobiological assessment  126
Molecular genetics  21
Brain imaging: ‘seeing’ the brain  126
Gene–environment interactions  23
Neurotransmitter assessment  129
Evaluating the genetic paradigm  25 Neuropsychological assessment  130
1.5 The neuroscience paradigm  26 Psychophysiological assessment  131
Neurons and neurotransmitters  26 A cautionary note about neurobiological
Structure and function of the human brain  29 assessment 133
The neuroendocrine system  32 2.5 Cultural and ethnic diversity and
The immune system  33 assessment 134
Neuroscience approaches to treatment  35 Cultural bias in assessment  134
Strategies for avoiding cultural bias in
Evaluating the neuroscience paradigm  38
assessment 136
1.6 The cognitive–behavioural paradigm  39
Influences from behaviour therapy  39 CHAPTER 3
Cognition 44
Cognitive–behavioural therapy  48
Mood disorders  146
Introduction 147
Beck’s cognitive therapy  49
3.1 Clinical descriptions and epidemiology of
The Third Wave of cognitive therapies  52
mood disorders  147
Evaluating the cognitive–behavioural
Depressive disorders  147
paradigm 53
Epidemiology and consequences of depressive
1.7 Factors that cut across the paradigms  53 disorders 152
Emotion and psychopathology  53 Bipolar disorders  155
Sociocultural factors and psychopathology  55 Epidemiology and consequences of bipolar
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Interpersonal factors and psychopathology  60 disorders 159

Attachment and the concept of the self in Subtypes of depressive disorders and bipolar
psychopathology 64 disorders 161
1.8 Integration across multiple levels of 3.2 Aetiology of mood disorders  162
analysis: the diathesis–stress integrative Genetic factors  163
paradigm 66 Neurotransmitters 164

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 Social factors in depression: childhood adversity, 4.6 Aetiology of the obsessive‐compulsive and
life events and interpersonal difficulties  169 related disorders  249
Psychological factors in depression  170 Aetiology of obsessive‐compulsive disorder  250
Social and psychological factors in bipolar Aetiology of body dysmorphic disorder  251
disorder 175 Aetiology of hoarding disorder  251
3.3 Treatment of mood disorders  176 4.7 Treatment of the obsessive‐compulsive and
Psychological treatment of depression  177 related disorders 252
Psychological treatment of bipolar disorder  180 Medications 252
Biological treatment of mood disorders  181 Psychological treatment  252
Comparing treatments for major depressive 4.8 Post‐traumatic stress disorder and acute
disorder 184 stress disorder  255
A final note on treatment  186 Clinical description and epidemiology of
3.4 Suicide  187 post‐traumatic stress disorder and acute
Epidemiology of suicide and suicide stress disorder  256
attempts 188 Aetiology of post‐traumatic stress disorder  258
Risk factors for suicide  190 4.9 Treatment of post‐traumatic stress disorder
Preventing suicide  193 and acute stress disorder  261
Medication treatment of PTSD  261
CHAPTER 4 Psychological treatment of PTSD  262

Anxiety, obsessive‐compulsive CHAPTER 5

and trauma‐related Dissociative disorders, and
disorders  211 somatic symptom and related
Introduction 212
4.1 Clinical descriptions of the anxiety disorders 279
disorders 213 Introduction 280
Specific phobias  214 5.1 Dissociative disorders  281
Social anxiety disorder  216 Depersonalisation/derealisation disorder  283
Panic disorder  218 Dissociative amnesia  285
Agoraphobia 220 Dissociative identity disorder  290
Generalised anxiety disorder  221 Other specified dissociative disorder  295
4.2 Comorbidity, gender and culture in 5.2 Somatic symptom and related disorders  296
anxiety disorders 222 Neurobiological and cognitive factors that increase
Comorbidity in anxiety disorders  222 awareness of and distress over somatic
Gender and cultural factors in anxiety symptoms 299
disorders 222 Treatment of somatic symptom and related
4.3 Aetiology of anxiety disorders  225 disorders  300
Common risk factors across the anxiety Somatic symptom disorder  300
disorders 225 Illness anxiety disorder  303
Aetiology of specific phobias  230 Conversion disorder  306
Aetiology of social anxiety disorder  232 Factitious disorder  308
Aetiology of panic disorder  233
Aetiology of agoraphobia  237 CHAPTER 6
Aetiology of generalised anxiety disorder  237
4.4 Treatments of the anxiety disorders  238
Schizophrenia 319
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Commonalities across psychological Introduction 320

treatments 238 6.1 Clinical descriptions of schizophrenia  321
4.5 Obsessive‐compulsive and related Positive symptoms  321
disorders 241 Negative symptoms  326
Clinical descriptions of the obsessive‐compulsive Disorganised symptoms  327
and related disorders  242 Cognition 329

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 Anxiety and depression  330 Sociocultural factors  454
Schizophrenia and the DSM‐5  331 Other factors contributing to the aetiology of
6.2 Aetiology of schizophrenia  333 eating disorders 460
Genetic factors  333 8.3 Treatment of eating disorders  463
6.3 The role of neurotransmitters  338 Psychological treatment of anorexia nervosa  463
Dopamine theory  338 Psychological treatment of bulimia nervosa  464
Brain structure and function  339 Psychological treatment of binge-eating disorder  465
Connectivity in the brain  343 Medications 466
6.4 Environmental factors influencing the Preventive interventions for eating disorders  466
developing brain  344
Psychological factors  345 CHAPTER 9
Developmental factors  348
6.5 Treatment of schizophrenia  349
Sexual disorders  480
Medications 350 Introduction 481
Psychological treatments  354 9.1 Sexual norms and behaviour  481
Gender and sexuality  485
The sexual response cycle  486
CHAPTER 7
9.2 Sexual dysfunctions  487
Substance use disorders  375 Clinical descriptions of sexual dysfunctions  488
Introduction 376 Aetiology of sexual dysfunctions  494
7.1 Clinical descriptions, prevalence and effects of Treatments of sexual dysfunctions  497
substance use disorders  376 9.3 The paraphilic disorders  502
Alcohol use disorder  379 Fetishistic disorder  504
Tobacco use disorder  383 Paedophilic disorder and incest  505
Cannabis 386 Voyeuristic disorder  508
Opiates 390 Exhibitionistic disorder  508
Stimulants 393 Frotteuristic disorder  509
Other illicit drugs  397 Sexual sadism and masochism disorders  509
7.2 Aetiology of substance use disorders  399 Aetiology of the paraphilic disorders  512
Genetic factors  400 Treatments for the paraphilic disorders  514
Neurobiological factors  400
Psychological factors  402 CHAPTER 10
Sociocultural factors  404
7.3 Treatment of substance use disorders  407
Disorders of childhood  528
Treatment of alcohol use disorder  407 Introduction 529
Treatments for smoking  411 10.1 Classification and diagnosis of
Treatment of drug use disorders  413 childhood disorders 530
7.4 Prevention of substance use disorders  418 10.2 Externalising disorders  532
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder  532
CHAPTER 8 Conduct disorder  540
10.3 Depression and anxiety in children
Eating disorders  434 and adolescents 549
Introduction 435 Depression 549
8.1 Clinical descriptions of eating disorders  436 Anxiety 553
Anorexia nervosa  436 10.4 Specific learning disorder  561
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Bulimia nervosa  441 Clinical descriptions  561

Binge‐eating disorder  443 Aetiology of specific learning disorder  562
8.2 Aetiology of eating disorders  448 Treatment of specific learning disorder  565
Genetic factors  448 10.5 Intellectual disability  565
Neurobiological factors  449 Diagnosis and assessment of intellectual
Cognitive–behavioural factors  451 disability 566

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 Aetiology of intellectual disability  567 Schizotypal personality disorder  652
Treatment of intellectual disability  569 12.4 Clinical description and aetiology of the
10.6 Autism spectrum disorder  572 dramatic/erratic cluster  653
Clinical descriptions, prevalence and prognosis Antisocial personality disorder: clinical
of autism spectrum disorder  572 description 653
Comorbidity and ASD  576 Psychopathy: clinical description  654
Prevalence of autism spectrum disorder  577 Borderline personality disorder  658
Prognosis for autism spectrum disorder  577 Histrionic personality disorder  662
Aetiology of autism spectrum disorder  577 Narcissistic personality disorder  662
Treatment of autism spectrum disorder  580 12.5 Clinical description and aetiology of the
anxious/fearful cluster  666
CHAPTER 11 Avoidant personality disorder  666
Dependent personality disorder  667
Late life and neurocognitive Obsessive‐compulsive personality disorder  668
disorders 599 12.6 Treatment of personality disorders  670
Introduction 600 General approaches to the treatment of
11.1 Ageing: issues and methods  600 personality disorders 670
Myths about late life  601 Treatment of schizotypal personality disorder and
The problems experienced in late life  602 avoidant personality disorder  671
Research methods in the study of ageing  604 Treatment of borderline personality
disorder 672
11.2 Psychological disorders in late life  606
Estimating the prevalence of psychological
CHAPTER 13
disorders in late life  606
Methodological issues in estimating the Legal and ethical issues  684
prevalence of psychopathology  608
Introduction 685
11.3 Neurocognitive disorders in late life  609
13.1 Mental health and the criminal
Dementia 609 justice system 686
Delirium 626 The insanity defence  687
Landmark cases and laws  688
CHAPTER 12
The Mental Health Court  691
Personality and personality Magistrates Courts  693
Highly publicised trials and public
disorders 640 perception 694
Introduction 641 13.2 Fitness to stand trial  694
12.1 The DSM‐5 approach to classification  642 Victims of unlawful acts  696
Assessment of DSM‐5 personality disorders  644 13.3 Civil commitment  697
Problems with the DSM‐5 approach to Preventive detention and problems in the
personality disorders 645 prediction of dangerousness  699
Alternative DSM‐5 model for personality Deinstitutionalisation, civil liberties and
disorders 646 mental health 709
12.2 Common risk factors across the 13.4 Ethical dilemmas in therapy and
personality disorders 648 research 710
12.3 Clinical description and aetiology of the Ethical restraints on research  711
odd/eccentric cluster  650 Informed consent  712
Paranoid personality disorder  651 Confidentiality and ethical limits  714
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