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<p><b>Abnormal Psychology: The Science and Treatment of Psychological Disorders, 15th Edition DSM-5-TR Update</b></p> <p>Thoroughly updated to reflect the publication of the DSM-5-TR in March 2022, <i>Abnormal Psychology, 15th Edition,</i> carefully balances research and clinical application while engaging learners in the complex challenges faced by clinicians and scientists every day.</p> <p>With each new edition, the authors update and optimize the book to enhance its scholarly and pedagogical features and provide a critical understanding of key concepts in a style that is accessible, stimulating, and inclusive of clinical and theoretical concerns. The fifteenth edition features a new integrated approach that shines a light on the root causes and most effective treatments of psychopathologies from multiple, complementary perspectives.</p> <p>Introductory chapters give students all the background they need to understand the theories, methods, and principles used in later chapters. The importance of stigma and mental illness is discussed throughout <i>Abnormal Psychology</i>, and never is this more important than now, when many social ills are too easily blamed on mental illness.</p>