Description
Book SynopsisThis volume presents the nosology of self-injurious behaviors, classifying them as stereotypic, compulsive, and impulsive. It coverS both the theoretical and the practical as they discuss these categories in relation to phenomenology, biological and psychological theories, and pharmacological and psychotherapeutic treatment approaches.
Trade Review Self-Injurious Behaviors: Assessment and Treatment accomplishes what it sets out to do: to provide the practicing clinician with a solid overview of the topic along with a thorough review of current treatment approaches. It is brief, easy to read, and inexpensive. It is the ideal required reading for a course on the topic. The Clinical Practice Series of the American Psychiatric Press has produced another outstanding volume.
-- Marc Hillbrand, Ph.D. * Journal of Nervous and Mental Illness *
This excellent book includes the latest understanding of the problem of self injurious behavior. The charts and summaries make it clear and useful for the busy clinician. Information from well chosen studies and extensive bibliographies offer a path to further exploration. Four Stars!
* Doody's Health Science Book Reviews *
Table of ContentsContributors
Introduction to the Clinical Practice Series
Introduction
Chapter 1. Self-Injurious Behaviors: Phenomenology and Assessment
Chapter 2. Stereotypic Self-Injurious Behaviors: Neurobiology and Psychopharmacology
Chapter 3. Psychotic Self-Injurious Behaviors: Phenomenology, Neurobiology, and Treatment
Chapter 4. Compulsive Self-Injurious Behaviors: Neurobiology and Psychopharmacology
Chapter 5. Psychotherapies for Compulsive Self-Injurious Behaviors
Chapter 6. Impulsive Self-Injurious Behaviors: Neurobiology and Psychopharmacology
Chapter 7. Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Impulsive Self-Injurious Behaviors
Chapter 8. Psychodynamic Theory and Treatment of Impulsive Self-Injurious Behaviors
Index
