Product Description
Points of View is desingned to provide students at various levels of experience and training with illustrative examples of individuals with different forms of psychopathology. The work is designed primarily for students who are studying descriptive psychopathology, including psychiatric residents, medical students on psychiatry rotations graduate students in psychology, or students in various related mental health fields, including psychiatric nursing, social work, and school counseling. The stories are written to illustrate the key elements of psychopathology for these various disorders. Each is written from two perspectives: the perspective of the individual who has the disorder, and the perspective of someone else in their environment (e.g. a family member, a friend, a doctor). The thoughts of these individuals, as opposed to their speech, are given in parentheses. This design was chosen to attempt to illustrate not only how people with these disorders think and feel themselves but also how they appear to other people around them. The emphasis, therefore, is on the difficulties, often the suffering, experienced by people with various mental illnesses, and also on the adverse impact these illnesses have on others, which is often substantial.

SIMILAR PRODUCTS

	Diagnosis and Treatment of Mental Disorders Across the Lifespan by Stephanie M. Woo (Author), Carolyn Keatinge (Author) Designed to serve as a trusted desktop reference on issues of lifespan and cultural diversity for all mental health professionals, Diagnosis and Treatment of Mental Disorders Across the Lifespan expertly covers etiology, clinical presentation, intake and interviewing, diagnosis, and treatment of a wide range of DSM-IV-TR disorders that occur in people of all ages. This is an indispensable resource for all mental health professionals.
	Abba's Child: The Cry of the Heart for Intimate BelongingEXPANDED EDITION: New Preface and Discussion Guide by the Author. by Brennan Manning (Author) Author Brennan Manning encourages readers to let go of the stressful, unreal impostor lifestyle and freely accept our belovedness as children of God. Includes discussion questions.
	Interview Guide for Evaluating Dsm-IV Psychiatric Disorders and the Mental Status Examination by Mark Zimmerman (Author) Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island. Pocket-sized quick-reference to the psychiatric interview for residents. Includes components of the full psychiatric evaluation and glossary. Trim size 6 x 4 inches.
	Life of the Beloved: Spiritual Living in a Secular World by Henri J. M. Nouwen (Author) This spiritual classic began as a simple request from one friend to another. Fred Bratman, a secular journalist and writer, asked friend and reowned author Heri Nouwen to write a book explaining the spiritual life in terms that he and his friends could understand, avoiding theology and technical language. "Speak to us about a vision larger than our changing perpectives and about a voice deeper than the clamorings of our mass media. Speak to us about something or someone greater than ourselves....
	The Personality Disorders Explained(2nd Edition) by David J. Robinson (Author) Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. Pocket-sized handbook provides a concise and enjoyable introduction to understanding the DSM-IV-TR personality disorders. Condensed from the author's Disordered Personalities, 3rd edition. The understanding of the disorders' etiology and treatment are among topics included. Softcover.