Adult Psychopathology, Second Edition

A Social Work Perspective

Francis J. Turner

• Publisher: Free Press
• Year: 1999
• Topic: Psychology
• eBook ISBN:
  9781439137239
• Subtopic: History & Theory in Psychology
• Index: Psychology

The most comprehensive textbook for students in advanced social work and mental health courses is now completely revised and updated for a new generation
When Adult Psychopathology: A Social Work Perspective was first published in 1984, this pioneering text was the first to conceptualize and organize theory and practice about the treatment of the mentally ill within their families and communities from a social work perspective. Now, in response to new developments in theory and research, as well as changes in service delivery within the field, the second edition contains updated and accessible information on how mental illnesses develop and how they can be treated within a social work framework that recognizes the importance of family, economics, and culture as well as biochemical and psychodynamic factors. Each chapter is written by the leading social work authority on that subject and includes practical, in-depth discussion of state-of-the-art technologies, treatments, and research. The book encompasses the broad spectrum of topics that social workers need to understand, including personality, adjustment, schizophrenia, suicide, anxiety states, phobias, neurological disorders, psychosexual disorders, drug and alcohol addiction, eating disorders, and others. Adult Psychopathology, Second Edition is essential for both M.S.W. and Ph.D. social work students and, as the authoritative, unequaled reference book, will aid clinicians in making more precise diagnoses in their daily work.

Table of contents

• Cover page
• Title Page
• CONTENTS
• ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
• ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS
• INTRODUCTION
• A TRANSDISCIPLINARY VIEW OF MENTAL DISORDER
• CASE MANAGEMENT AS A STRATEGY OF SOCIAL WORK INTERVENTION WITH THE MENTALLY ILL
• THE BIOLOGICAL BASES OF PSYCHOPATHOLOGY
• PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY AND CLINICAL SOCIAL WORK
• SOCIAL WORK AND THE DSM
• NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS
• SENESCENCE
• ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE PATIENT AND FAMILY VICTIMIZED
• PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC DISORDERS
• DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES IN AGING PERSONS
• SCHIZOPHRENIC DISORDERS
• AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
• ANXIETY DISORDERS
• ADJUSTMENT DISORDERS
• PERSONALITY DISORDERS
• BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER
• ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDERS
• DISSOCIATIVE IDENTITY DISORDER
• PARANOID DISORDERS
• PHOBIC DISORDERS
• EATING DISORDERS AND SOCIAL WORK
• PSYCHOSEXUAL DISORDERS
• ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE
• DRUG ADDICTION A BPSI MODEL
• POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER CONCEPTUALIZED AS A PROBLEM IN THE PERSON ENVIRONMENT SYSTEM
• SUICIDE
• INDEX