Integrative bio-psycho-social models of mental disorders are featured in each chapter, showing students the impact of biological and psychosocial factors on most disorders; where appropriate, these models are discussed and illustrated with regard to individual disorders. The "Chapter Integration" section at the end of each chapter describes an integrative approach to the group of disorders discussed and illustrates this approach with a new figure.
New diagrams of the brain throughout the book highlight the parts of the brain implicated in each disorder.
"Extraordinary People," a popular feature that highlights people who are living with a psychological disorder, now opens and closes each chapter. People such as Nobel Prize winner John Nash introduce students to the characteristics of a mental disorder and give them a sense of how the individual is living with the disorder and its consequences.
Cutting-edge empirical research integrated throughout introduces students to the most important new work by the best and brightest researchers and illustrates where the field is going (e.g., a new section on repetitive transcrannial magnetic stimulation).
Expanded discussions of culture and gender are integrated into the text as material critical to the understanding of mental disorders. This edition presents new research and debates, such as the debate on the impact of culture on the diagnosis of personality disorders.
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