About the Book
The Handbook of Adult Clinical Psychology provides a reliable source of guidance on the full range of issues associated with conducting evidence based practice in adult mental health. Topics covered include:
general frameworks for practice: classification and epidemiology; CBT, psychodynamic, systemic and bio-medical models; general assessment procedures
mood problems: depression, bipolar disorder and managing suicide risk
anxiety problems: generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, PTSD and social phobia
physical health problems: somatoform disorders, chronic pain, adjustment to cancer, eating disorders and substance abuse
other psychological difficulties: schizophrenia, borderline personality disorder, psychological problems in older adults, anger management and depersonalization disorder.
Each chapter includes useful skill building exercises, summaries of the issues covered, suggested further reading lists for both psychologists and patients, and case material.
This practical Handbook will prove invaluable to clinical psychologists in training, helping them to build the necessary skills to complete a clinical placement in the field of adult mental health.
The Handbook of Adult Clinical Psychology is one of a set of three handbooks published by Routledge, which includes The Handbook of Child and Adolescent Clinical Psychology (by Alan Carr) and The Handbook of Intellectual Disability and Clinical Psychology Practice (Edited by Alan Carr, Gary O’Reilly, Patricia Noonan Walsh and John McEvoy).
Table of Contents:
Hemsley, Foreword. Preface. Part I: Conceptual Frameworks. Carr, McNulty, Normal Psychological Development in Adulthood. Carr, McNulty, Diagnosis, Classification, and Epidemiology. Carr, McNulty, Cognitive Behavioural Approaches. McNulty, Carr, Psychodynamic Approaches. Carr, McNulty, Interpersonal and Systemic Approaches. McWilliams, O'Callaghan, Biomedical Approaches and the Use of Drugs to Treat Adult Mental Health Problems. Carr, McNulty, Intake Procedures and Report Writing. Part II: Mood Disorders and Suicide. Carr, McNulty, Depression. Lam, Jones, Bipolar Disorder. Carr, McNulty, Suicide Risk. Part III: Anxiety Disorders. Wells, Generalized Anxiety Disorder. Taylor, Panic Disorder. Silva, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Creamer, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Bates, Social Phobia. Part IV: Physical Health Problems. Walker, Furer, Health Anxiety: Hypochondriasis and Somatization. Turk, Burwinkle, Coping with Chronic Pain. White, Psychological Assessment and Treatment in Cancer Care. Carr, McNulty, Eating Disorders: Bulimia and Anorexia. McCrady, Alcohol and Substance Use Problems. Part V: Other Psychological Difficulties. Kuipers, Schizophrenia. Linehan, Kuo, Borderline Personality Disorder. Woods, Lamers, Psychological Problems of Older People. Novaco, Taylor, Anger. Blanco-Campal, Depersonalization Disorder.
Review :
"...This Handbook is a nice overview of major areas of clinical psychology practice with adults. An introductory graduate student seeking an overview of the most common domains of clinical psychology and how it is most often practiced by contemporary clinicians will find this book a good, indeed a comprehensive, overview." - Bruce A. Thyer, APA Review of Books, PsycCritiques, Contemporary Psychology
