Oxford Textbook of Psychopathology

by Roger D. Davis

Book Overview

While most abnormal psychology texts aim solely for magnitude, The Oxford Textbook of Psychopathology aims for both scope and depth. The editors selected the most eminent researchers to write chapters on all the major mental disorders, allowing experts to discuss notable issues in the various pathologies that are their expertise. Its exceptional collection of authors not only reflects the reality of the heterogeneous nature of psychopathology, but...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195103076
• ISBN13: 9780195103076
• Release Date: September 1999
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 744 Pages
• Weight: 3.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.3" x 10.0" x 7.2"

Customer Reviews

A Textbook You Don't Want to Return

I must say that the Oxford Textbook of Psychopathology is a great reference. As a student, I have written numerous papers with the help of this textbook.

The Gold Standard

It's a shame this book is a special order. Everyone I have shown the book to, has gone gah-gah (this is a word?) The scholastic and academic quality are consistent with the best of the Oxford Press. The clarity and parsimony of the explication is beautiful. The data are current and insightful. Anyone in clinical practice would benefit from this book. The diagnoses used are those from DSM-IV, but the insight into patient behavior may be timeless. Although as an edited book it is subject to inter-author variability, I found none; rather a consistent voice of compassion for patients, tempered by a scientific mind.