The Science and Treatment of Psychological Disorders 16th Edition balances theory and research with practice and clinical application to give learners a solid foundation in psychopathology and develops their understanding with up-to-date and relevant examples and contexts. From its first edition, the focus of this book has always been on the balance and blending of research and clinical application and on the effort to involve the learner in the problem solving engaged in by clinicians and scientists. It continues to emphasize an integrative approach, showing how psychopathology is best understood by considering multiple perspectives -- biological, cognitive, behavioral, and socio-emotional -- and how these varying perspectives can provide us with the clearest accounting of the causes of these disorders as well as the best possible treatments. With this 16th edition, -Abnormal Psychology- is dropped from the title. The importance of stigma and mental illness is discussed throughout the
