Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Childhood behaviour disorders. 3. Anxiety disorders. 4. Depression. 5. Schizophrenia. 6. Personality disorders. 7. Models of abnormal behaviour. Glossary. Bibliography.

"This book builds on the strengths of existing theoretical systems and clinical methods to provide readers with a comprehensive and uptodate real world overview on the field of abnormal psychology.

The book focuses on maladaptive behaviour as a product of the interaction between personal vulnerabilities and resiliencies. Covers all aspects of the elements of maladaptive behaviour, classification and assessment, stress, coping, and maladaptive behaviour, bodily dysfunction, disorders of bodily preoccupation, anxiety, sexual, personality, psychoses, cognitive impairment and substance related disorders, developmental disorders and mental retardation, therapeutic enterprise and society's response to maladaptive behaviour. For individual interested in learning about psychological abnormally, teachers and students along with physicians can find this book immense beneficial." (jacket)