Abnormal Psychology. William J. Ray

and Suicide

       A new LENS was added: Everyday Social Behavior During a Major Depressive Episode.

       Another new LENS was included: Suicide Among College Students.

       A new Cultural LENS was added: Mood Disorders Around the World.

       A new feature box, Understanding Changes in DSM–5, describes the grief exception in the criteria for a major depressive disorder.

       New Research Terms to Know features focus on meta-analysis and on standard error.

       Updated information on the relationship between stress and depression is included.

       Updated information on suicide rates in the United States has been added.

       Additional information on suicide in the military including length of service and battlefield experiences is included.

       Updated information on comparing treatment approaches of PTSD has been added.

       Information has been updated on preventing suicide.

       New information relating Beck’s cognitive model of depression with underlying neural mechanisms has been added.

       Additional information has been included on use of mindfulness-based therapies and ACT for the treatment of depression.

      Chapter 7: Stress, Trauma, and Psychopathology

       A new LENS was added: Does Debriefing Help Prevent PTSD?

       A new feature box, Understanding Changes in DSM–5, describes PTSD Definitions in DSM–IV and DSM–5.

       Updated information concerning brain responses associated with the stress response has been included.

       New information was added on glucocorticoid pathways involved in stress.

       Updated information on gender differences in stress has been incorporated.

       New information on using narrative exposure therapy (NET) to treat individuals with trauma has also been added.

      Chapter 8: Anxiety Disorder and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders

       A new LENS was added: Anxiety and the Prescribing of Benzodiazepines.

       A new Cultural LENS was added: Global Mental Health: Anxiety Disorders.

       New research on cognitive bias responses to threat in anxiety disorders has been incorporated.

       Additional information on treatment of anxiety disorders using mindfulness, ACT, and acceptance-based behavioral therapy has been included.

       New information on theories of anxiety development, including David Barlow’s triple vulnerability perspective and Susan Mineka’s learning perspective, has been added.

       A new feature box, Understanding Changes in DSM–5, describes considerations and changes in criteria to Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders in DSM–5.

       Additional brain imaging research focused on OCD has been included.

      Chapter 9: Dissociative Disorders and Somatic Symptom Disorders

       A new LENS was added: Multiple Personality and the Media.

       A new Cultural LENS was included: Culture and Somatic Symptoms.

       A new feature box, Understanding Changes in DSM–5, describes considerations and changes to dissociative disorders criteria in the latest DSM.

      Chapter 10: Eating Disorders

       A new LENS, Eating Disorders and Your Gut, describes gut bacteria’s relationship to disordered eating.

       Another new LENS has been added: Eating Disorders and Sports.

       A new Cultural LENS was added: Reducing Obesity Worldwide.

       A new feature box, Understanding Changes in DSM–5, describes considerations and changes in criteria for eating disorders.

       Updated research on picky eating has been incorporated.

       Updated information and figures on obesity rates for the United States and worldwide was added.

       Additional information on the Maudsley approach to treating anorexia nervosa has been included.

       New information on genetic determinates of eating disorders was added.

      Chapter 11: Sexual Disorders and Gender Dysphoria

       A new feature box, Understanding Changes in DSM–5, describes considerations and changes in criteria related to sexual disorders and gender-related experiences.

       A new LENS was added: Transgender: Bruce Jenner’s Journey to Caitlyn Jenner.

       Updated research concerning nontraditional sexual practices has been included.

       New brain imaging research with pedophiles has been incorporated.

       Additional research concerning hormones during gestation and later sexual experiences was added.

      Chapter 12: Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders

       A new feature box, Understanding Changes in DSM–5, describes considerations and changes in criteria related to substance-related and addictive disorders.

       An updated LENS on the Legalization of Marijuana is included.

       A new LENS, Drug Use—Rehabilitation, Not Jail, describes local government programs that focus on rehabilitation rather than jail time.

       Updated information and figures on use of illicit drugs in the United States and worldwide have been added.

       Updated information on brain changes with drug use has been included.

       Updated research on genetic associations with drug dependence has also been added.

      Chapter 13: Schizophrenia

       A new LENS has been included: Elyn Saks Describes Her Day-to-Day Experiences With Schizophrenia.

       Another new LENS, Mental Health Networks of Those With Serious Mental Disorders, was also included.

       A new feature box, Understanding Changes in DSM–5, describes considerations and changes in criteria related to schizophrenia.

       A new feature box, Research Terms to Know, describes factor analysis.

       Additional information on endophenotypes related to schizophrenia was added.

       New genetic information concerning schizophrenia, including variations in the HMC locus component 4 (C4), has been incorporated.

       Factor analysis research has been included describing cognitive factor deficits seen in schizophrenia.

       Updated research concerning white matter and gray matter brain changes seen in schizophrenia was added.

       Updated information on research seeking to predict who will develop schizophrenia has also been included.

       New treatment approaches (e.g., NAVIGATE) are described that are designed for the treatment of first episode psychosis.

       Updated information on the use of neuroleptic medication to treat schizophrenia was added.