Combining biological, psychological, and social approaches to psychopathology, this undergraduate textbook discusses the symptoms, causes, and treatment of anxiety, mood, eating, sexual, substance- related, personality, psychotic, developmental, and cognitive disorders. The fourth edition reflects recent research findings and updates references. The CD-ROM contains video clips of clients discussing their disorders. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

David H. Barlow is an internationally recognized pioneer and leader in clinical psychology. A professor at Boston University, Dr. Barlow also directs the clinical psychology programs and the Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders, one of the largest research clinics of its kind in the world. Previously, he was distinguished professor at State University of New York at Albany. From 1975 to 1979 he was professor of psychiatry and psychology at Brown University, where he also founded the clinical psychology internship program. From 1969 to 1975 he was professor of psychiatry at the University of Mississippi, where he founded the Medical School psychology residency program. Dr. Barlow received his B.A. from the University of Notre Dame, his M.A. from Boston College, and his Ph.D. from the University of Vermont.V. Mark Durand is known worldwide as an authority in the area of autism and developmental disabilities and is currently the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs at the University of South Florida, St. Petersburg. Durand is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association. He has administered more than $4 million in federal research and training grants in the areas of functional communication, assistive technology, home-school training, and improving the problem behaviors of children and adults with autism and other severe disabilities. He started his career at the University at Albany, SUNY where he served as associate director for clinical training for the doctoral psychology program from 1987 to 1990, as chair of the psychology department from 1995 to 1998 and was interim dean of Arts and Sciences from 2001 to 2002. He founded the Albany Center for Autism and RelatedDisabilities in the mid 1990's. He received his B.A., M.A., and Ph.D.-all in psychology-at the State University of New York, Stony Brook.

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