Essential Psychopathology & Its Treatment Fifth Edition
Author(s): Mark D. Kilgus Ph.D. (Author), Nicolas Badre (Author)
- Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
- Publication Date: June 9, 2026
- Edition: Fifth
- Language: English
- Print length: 896 pages
- ISBN-10: 1324083514
- ISBN-13: 9781324083511
Book Description
A comprehensive revision to the foundational textbook on modern psychiatric diagnosis and treatment, keyed to the DSM–5–TR and ICD–11.
Psychiatry stands at a crossroads, balancing heightened societal expectations with pointed criticism. Meeting these challenges requires more than diagnosis―it demands a broader approach. Any clinician who assesses a patient solely through DSM or ICD criteria misunderstands the process. Competent care begins with accurate diagnosis but extends to the patient’s context for an understanding of the biological, psychological, social, spiritual, developmental, and cultural contributors to psychopathology and well-being.
Long considered a leading text on the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of psychiatric disorders, this book offers an essential, integrated, and common-sense approach to modern psychiatry. This revision includes timely updates in psychopharmacology, psychotherapy, computational neuroscience, and functional neuroimaging. Geared to graduate students in psychiatry, psychology, counseling and related disciplines, it makes practical, readable sense of psychopathology. It also serves as an indispensable resource for seasoned clinicians.
46 black-and-white illustrations; 4-page color insert; 176 black-and-white tables
Editorial Reviews
Review
― Doris Paez, PhD, NCSP, clinical psychologist, director of resident psychotherapy training, Medical University of South Carolina–Orangeburg
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PRAISE FOR THE FOURTH EDITION
At a time when psychiatric diagnosis is the cornerstone of all clinical practice, and respect for rigorous scientific thought is spreading in a field accustomed to psychotherapeutic intuition, Essential Psychopathology and Its Treatment is more essential than ever.
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― APA PsycNet
“[U]seful for both novice and expert clinicians . . . . Many of the chapters include vignettes about the different disorders. This is useful because it helps readers better understand what happens when a condition occurs. This is an excellent book that thoroughly covers the history and purpose of the DSM. I highly recommend it.”
― The Milton H. Erickson Foundation Newsletter
“The book offers new evidence without throwing away what is already known―the authors kept what works and added new discoveries. They place clinical information in historical context so that newer clinicians can understand how the field has evolved, and create a kind of reference manual, perhaps especially helpful for psychology students who don’t yet know all the terms. . . . Those who are just beginning in the field will appreciate the clinical cases and how decisions are made in treatment. . . . [A] good general reference on the different disorders and modalities of treatment, and those looking for updated information on the ICD-10 and the DSM-5 will find it a valuable resource.”
― PsychCentral
“[A] useful text for students and educators who wish to gain an overview of the epidemiology, clinical course, diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders, or to simply have as an on-hand reference guide for studying or in clinical practice.”
― Somatic Psychotherapy Today
“[T]he content is relevant to therapists working with a range of clients presenting with disorders. . . . I found it to be a very useful guide for professionals of psychiatry and counseling, and others working in the mental health field.”
― Healthcare Counselling & Psychotherapy
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