Publisher's Synopsis
This reader exposes students studying abnormal psychology to a broad sampling of the major questions and debates confronting today's psychopathology researchers. It contains 40 recent articles, compiled from popular and academic sources, that explore ongoing issues and controversies regarding mental illness and its treatment. Among the topics addressed in this book are gender differences in depression, the biological bases of schizophrenia, the diagnosis of multiple personality disorder, the controversy regarding "recovered memories" of child abuse, and the use of Prozac and similar medications to treat mood disturbances.
