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Journal of Abnormal Psychology began publication in April 1906 under the ownership of Richard G. Badger of Boston and the editorship of Morton Prince.In 1921, the name was changed to the Journal of Abnormal Psychology and Social Psychology under the guiding assumption of the era that states of mind can only be judged to be "normal" or not against a background of the prevailing social norms of ...
Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology (formerly Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology) is the official publication of the International Society for Research in Child and Adolescent Psychopathology (ISRCAP). This scientific journal publishes eight issues per year focusing on research in psychopathology in childhood and adolescence.
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) [b] is a mental and behavioral disorder [8] that develops from experiencing a traumatic event, such as sexual assault, domestic violence, child abuse, warfare and its associated traumas, natural disaster, traffic collision, or other threats on a person's life or well-being.
The Journal of Individual Psychology; Journal of Mind and Behavior; Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease; Journal of Neuropsychology; Journal of Nonverbal Behavior; Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology; Journal of Occupational Health Psychology; Journal of Personality and Social Psychology; The Journal of Positive Psychology ...
Some more recent research has provided support for this. For instance, child abuse has been shown to have a causal role in depression, PTSD, eating disorders, substance abuse and dissociative disorders, [14] and research reveals that the more severe the abuse the higher the probability that psychiatric symptoms will develop in adult life. [15]
Richard J. McNally (born April 17, 1954) is an American psychologist and director of clinical training at Harvard University's department of psychology. As a clinical psychologist and experimental psycho-pathologist, McNally studies anxiety disorders and related syndromes, such as post-traumatic stress disorder, obsessive–compulsive disorder, and complicated grief.
Abnormal psychology is the branch of psychology that studies unusual patterns of behavior, emotion, and thought, which could possibly be understood as a mental disorder. Although many behaviors could be considered as abnormal , this branch of psychology typically deals with behavior in a clinical context.
This category is for academic journals (including scientific journals) published by the American Psychological Association (APA), including both APA's own journals and those published by APA's Educational Publishing Foundation on behalf of other organizations (e.g., Canadian Psychological Association).