'Balancing biological, psychological, social, and cultural approaches, David Barlow and V. Mark Durand's groundbreaking integrative approach is the most modern, scientifically valid method for studying abnormal psychology. In this Seventh Edition of their proven ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY: AN INTEGRATIVE APPROACH, Barlow and Durand successfully blend sophisticated research and an accessible writing style with the most widely recognized method of discussing psychopathology. Going beyond simply describing different schools of thought on psychological disorders, the authors explore the interactions of the various forces that contribute to psychopathology

'1. Abnormal Behavior in Historical Context. 2. An Integrative Approach to Psychopathology. 3. Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis. 4. Research Methods. 5. Anxiety, Trauma, and Stressor-Related and Obsessive-Compulsive Related Disorders. 6. Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders and Dissociative Disorders. 7. Mood Disorders and Suicide. 8. Eating and Sleep-Wake Disorders. 9. Physical Disorders and Health Psychology. 10. Sexual Dysfunctions, Paraphilic Disorders and Gender Dysphoria. 11. Substance-Related, Addictive and Impulse-Control Disorders. 12. Personality Disorders. 13. Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders. 14. Neurodevelopmental Disorders. 15. Neurocognitive Disorders. 16. Mental Health Services: Legal and Ethical Issues.