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Using cases taken from the authors' case files or from case files of other working clinicians, this casebook portrays the rich and arresting nature of disorders as they are displayed in real people. Cases illustrate every major DSM-IV category and are followed by a therapy outcome section which gives the "rest of the story" of what happened to these clients. The authors draw on an extremely current and thorough database, look at the multiple causes of disorders, and incorporate developmental and cultural issues in each case. Two complex cases are included without a diagnosis to give students an opportunity to come up with diagnoses on their own.
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Brown (Boston University) and Barlow (psychology and clinical training, Boston University) cover topics like generalized anxiety, agoraphobia, adolescent social phobia, post-traumatic stress disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, domestic violence, dissociative identity disorder, depression, bipolar disorder, bulimia nervosa, sexual dysfunction, pedophilia, alcohol dependence, borderline personality disorder, schizophrenia, autism, and trichotillomania. For each disorder, a case study is presented. The clinical history, diagnosis, case formulation, treatment, and outcome are discussed. Also discussed are two cases with no diagnosis provided. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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