Handbook of Adult Psychopathology in Asians: Theory, Diagnosis, and Treatment

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Edward C. Chang
OUP USA, May 31, 2012 - Medical - 467 pages
The Handbook of Adult Psychopathology in Asians represents a historically remarkable global collaboration among leading experts of psychopathology in Asian adults. Chapters provide critical appraisals of existing research and theory as they relate to issues surrounding the diagnosis, etiology, and treatment of major mental disorders among Asians. This volume covers major Axis I disorders as identified by the Diagnostic Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, including mood disorders, anxiety disorders, substance use disorders, somatoform disorders, dissociative disorders, eating disorders, sleep disorders, adjustment disorders, and schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders. In addition, the book provides coverage of Axis II personality disorders, including antisocial personality disorder. Complementing these topics are chapters that take a unique look at psychiatric syndromes that have been identified in Asia and at interventions that have been indigenously developed in Asia for treating mental disorders. Additional foundational chapters focus on topics such as the psychology of Asians, assessment and research issues in studying Asians, and future directions for research and policy in studying and treating Asians with mental disorders. With this volume in hand, mental health professionals and researchers around the world now have a single and critical resource that they can use to enhance their efforts in studying and treating Asian adults with mental disorders.
 

Contents

From Nomothetic to Idiographic Approaches
1
INTRODUCTION TO THE PSYCHOLOGY OF ASIANS
13
DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF ADULT PSYCHOPATHOLOGY IN ASIANS
57
PSYCHOPATHOLOGY AND TREATMENT MODELS INDIGENOUS TO ASIA
391
CONCLUSION
433
Index
447
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Edward C. Chang, Ph.D. is Professor of Clinical Psychology and a Faculty Associate in Asian/Pacific Islander American Studies at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

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