This text on abnormal psychology includes: an organizational structure that should make the material easy to learn; real-life cases integrated into the flow of each chapter; a mix of clinical and scientific approaches; and a variety of built-in study aids.

In the second edition of this text on abnormal psychology, David Barlow and V. Mark Durand offer an organizational structure that should make the material easy to learn, real-life cases integrated into the flow of each chapter, a mix of clinical and scientific approaches, a conversational writing style, and a variety of new built-in study aids designed to make the Second Edition easy to learn from and easy to use. Throughout the Second Edition, the authors' class-tested integrative approach should help students understand how each disorder is determined by multiple forces: biological, psychological, cultural, social, familial, and environmental.

1. Abnormal Behavior in Historical Context. 2. An Integrative Approach to Psychopathology. 3. Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis. 4. Research Methods. 5. Anxiety Disorders. 6. Somatoform and Disassociative Disorders. 7. Mood Disorders. 8. Eating and Sleeping Disorders. 9. Physical Disorders and Health Psychology. 10. Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders. 11. Personality Disorders. 12. Substance-Related Disorders. 13. Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders. 14. Developmental Disorders. 15. Cognitive Disorders. 16. Mental Health Services: Legal, Ethical, and Professional Issues.