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This authoritative volume provides state-of-the-art practices for supporting the approximately 20% of today's K-12 students who have emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD) that hinder school success. Leading experts present evidence-based approaches to screening, progress monitoring, intervention, and instruction within a multi-tiered framework. Coverage encompasses everything from early intervention and prevention to applications for high-risk adolescents. Exemplary programs are described for...

Since the beginnings of time, people have been interested in sex - the form it takes, the pleasure it can give, the circumstances in which it occurs, and what it means - both for the individuals concerned and to society more generally. Often seen as a synonym for love, sometimes as an expression of power, and infrequently as a means of exploitation and abuse, sex is a complex and multi-faceted aspect of human behaviour that has been written about by numerous writers and theorists worldwide. This...

Personality Disorders and Eating Disorders explores and defines the multifaceted relationship between these two fields in a cogent synthesis of prevalence, etiology, and treatment. The book brings together leading specialists in both fields, with a clinical focus on such topical issues as genetics, drug abuse, and childhood trauma—as they relate to each field and as they affect the relationship between the two disorders. Therapists who treat eating disorders will find the material on treatment a...

The papers collected in this volume have the aim of integrating the contri- tions from two disciplines: psychoanalysis and neuroscience. Recent great developments in the latter offer the opportunity to build a bridge to psyc- analysis, providing an anatomo-functional basis for some of the functions in which the psychoanalytic theories of the mind are rooted. The functions which are specifically discussed from an interdisciplinary point of view are the following: emotions, memory, unconscious, pe...

For undergraduate courses in Abnormal Psychology   It's not about  them, it's about all of us.   Oltmanns and Emery bring both the science and the personal aspects of abnormal psychology to life by emphasizing that abnormal psychology is not about "them," it's about all of us. Using extensive case studies, they present the most cutting edge information on abnormal psychology by covering methods and treatment in context. Organized around the way students learn, this ground breaking text integr...

Bei der psychoanalytischen Behandlung schwerer, aber nicht psychotischer Psychopathologie f}hrt die ebenso konsequente wie einf}hlsame Analyse der inneren Konflikte - mit besonderer Beachtung der ]ber-Ich-]bertragung - zu wesentlich anderen Ergebnissen, als es nach dem heute verbreiteten Verst{ndnis solcher Krankheitsbilder, die man gemeinhin der "Borderlinepathologie" zurechnet, zu erwarten w{re. Dynamisch stellt sich der Wiederholungszwang vorwiegend als eine Flucht vor dem Gewissen dar, die m...

While both positive and negative peer interactions have long been a focus of scientific interest, much less attention has been given to children who tend to refrain from interacting with peers. This volume brings together leading authorities to review progress in understanding the development, causes, and consequences of shyness and social withdrawal. Compelling topics include: *The interplay of biological, psychological, family, and interpersonal processes in shyness and social withdrawal...

The late 1990s mark the centenary of the identification of schizophrenia as a distinct clinical syndrome. The optimism of the early pioneers regarding understanding the causes and treatment of schizophrenia faded during the twentieth century, but has now been rekindled. Advances in brain imaging techniques and in understanding the nature of symptoms, underlying cognitive deficits and genetics are helping us comprehend the causes. New drug and non-drug treatments are now becoming more available a...

A new volume in the bestselling Pocket Notebook series, Pocket Addiction Medicine delivers highly relevant coverage of this widespread and increasing health care problem in an easily portable source. Edited by physician leaders in Addiction Medicine, Drs. Sarah E. Wakeman, Joshua D. Lee, and Anika Alvanzo and co-published with the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM), this handbook provides must-know information on everything from screening for and diagnosis of substance use disorder to...

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