Abnormal Psychology : Causes and Treatment

Contents: Preface. 1. Understanding the abnormal psychology. 2. Classification. 3. Abnormal Behaviour. 4. Stress, Psychological factors and health. 5. Anxiety disorders. 6. Mood disorders. 7. Schizophrenia. 8. Personality disorders. 9. Substance-Related Disorders. 10. Eating Disorders. 11. Sexual disorders. Index.

What are mental disorders, what they look like, why they occur, how they are maintained and what effects they have on people’s lives are questions that make the domain of study of abnormal psychology. Present book is an attempt to make n indepth study on these and several other questions pertaining to mental disorders and suggest ways to prevent/check/mitigate the severeness of these disorders.

Abnormal psychology examines the biological, psychological as well as socio-cultural perspective provides a window for examining abnormal behaviour but none captures a complete view of the subject. Therefore, a complete study of complex behaviour patterns of affected person is necessary, describing the basic concepts, classification, behaviour patters, stress factors and health factors at the outset, the book makes an elaborate discussion on various mental disorders – Anxiety Disorders, Mood Disorders, Schizophrenia, Personality Disorders, Substance-related Disorders, Eating Disorders, Sexual Disorders.

It is written in lucid manner, and will be helpful not only to students but also to parents and teachers in improving the mental health of people whose welfare is entrusted to them. General readers will find the book equally interesting and useful.