Psychopatologie - Nauka o nemocech duše – group of authors (2020)

The third edition of this successful, widely used publication offers a concise overview of the increasingly relevant field of psychopathology. In an accessible and engaging manner, it provides essential information about the broad area of mental disorders to anyone who picks up the book for academic requirements, professional needs, or simply out of interest. This modern, well-organized, and richly illustrated publication is based on clinical practice as well as university teaching, thus forming a compendium of the field. Since the previous edition, new scientific findings have emerged, and new circumstances have arisen, including changes in legislation and the adoption of updates to the International Classification of Diseases ICD-10. Therefore, the entire text of the book has been revised, supplemented, and refined. The third edition includes topics on brain development from the embryonic period and a biological-developmental perspective in the context of the emergence of mental disorders, an outline of their differential diagnosis, and a summary of basic pharmacotherapy procedures for selected mental illnesses. The chapter dedicated to acute conditions has been significantly expanded. Knowledge of the fundamentals of psychopathology is an indispensable prerequisite for work in all helping professions, i.e., among psychologists, social workers, healthcare professionals, and others.