Abnormal Psychology, Media & Research Update Information Center: Feature Summary


		Overview Table of Contents About the Authors Preface Sample Chapter What's New Supplement List Feature Summary PageOut NEW! Faces Interactive



	Student Edition
	Instructor Edition

Abnormal Psychology, Media & Research Update: Clinical Perspectives on Psychological Disorders, 5/e

Richard P. Halgin, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Susan K. Whitbourne, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Feature Summary

Updated empirical research is integrated throughout, including a new discussion of traumatic brain injury. Updated sections include the diagnosis and treatment of sexual disorders, personality disorders, substance abuse, and eating disorders; and legal issues that have been affected by recent legislative and judicial decisions.
Extensive case materials bring life to the discussion and humanize the disorders. Each chapter contains an extensive case report (written from the first-person perspective of the treating psychologist Dr. Sarah Tobin), as well as mini-cases that elucidate each disorder within the chapter.
Material previously presented in boxes ("Research Focus," "Social Context") has been integrated into related chapters, for improved flow of information.
Excerpts and images from "Nothing to Hide: Mental Illness in the Family" offer compelling first-person accounts and photos from families struggling with mental disorders.
Rather than using the technical jargon of DSM-IV diagnostic criteria, the text paraphrases the language to make the information more understandable for the typical undergraduate, tying it in to the mini-cases.
The complete multimedia package includes video clips from McGraw-Hill's exclusive Faces of Abnormal Psychology series and from the Discovery Channel, fully integrated into the text and supplements. Video "stills" form part of the book’s photo program, with captions for the clip and icons directing students to the appropriate segment on the student CD-ROM. Packaged free with every new copy of the text, the Mind MAP Plus CD-ROM includes forty-five video clips and interactivities, along with quizzes.
Students can purchase a cost-saving alternative to their traditional printed textbook with a Zinio ebook.

To obtain an instructor login for this Online Learning Center, ask your local sales representative. If you're an instructor thinking about adopting this textbook, request a free copy for review.