PartⅠBackground and methods 1 Introduction Modern concepts of abnormality Historica overview Somatogenic and psychogenic perpectives Care in the community Issues of diagnosis The medical model Alternatives to the medical model The aetiology of mentel health problems Genetic models Biological models Psychological models Socio-cultral models Systemic models Biopsychosocial models Diathesis-stree models Chapter summary For discussion Further reading 2 The psychological perspective The psychoanalytic approach Freud Freud's contemporaries and descendants The practice of psychoanalysis Behavioural approaches Classical conditioning …… 3 Biological explanations and treatments 4 Moving beyond the individual 5 The process of therapy PartⅡSpecific issues 6 Schizophrenia 7 Anxiety disorders 8 Mood disorders 9 Trauma-related conditions 10 Sexual disorders 11 Personality disorders 12 Eating disorders 13 Developmental disorders 14 Neurological disorders 15 Addictions Glossary References Index