--- title: Abnormal Psychology & Therapy description: This field examines psychological disorders alongside the clinical interventions used to treat them. Learners will understand the diagnostic criteria for mental health conditions and the theoretical frameworks behind major psychotherapeutic and pharmacological treatments. category: social-sciences subcategory: psychology difficulty: beginner, intermediate, advanced url: /subject/abnormal-psychology-and-therapy --- # Abnormal Psychology & Therapy This field examines psychological disorders alongside the clinical interventions used to treat them. Learners will understand the diagnostic criteria for mental health conditions and the theoretical frameworks behind major psychotherapeutic and pharmacological treatments. ## Available Resources 2 Books • 3 Courses • 3 Websites ## Courses ### 1. Abnormal Psychology Explore abnormal psychology & therapy. Understand mental health conditions and treatment options with Sal Khan & others! **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://www.khanacademy.org/science/health-and-medicine/mental-health **Tags:** mental-health, abnormal-psychology, psychiatric-disorders, clinical-psychology ### 2. Introduction to Psychology What are people most afraid of? What do our dreams mean? Are we natural-born racists? What makes us happy? What are the causes and cures of mental illness? This course tries to answer these questions and many others, providing a comprehensive overview of the scientific study of thought and behavior. It explores topics such as perception, communication, learning, memory, decision-making, persuasion, emotions, and social behavior. We will look at how these aspects of the mind develop in children, how they differ across people, how they are wired-up in the brain, and how they break down due to illness and injury. **Difficulty:** Beginner | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://www.coursera.org/learn/introduction-psychology **Tags:** psychology, cognitive-science, mental-illness, social-behavior, intro-course ### 3. Psychological First Aid **Author:** George S. Everly, Jr. Johns Hopkins course on psychological first aid built around the RAPID model: reflective listening, assessment of needs, prioritization, intervention and disposition. Learners can triage acute crisis reactions, reduce immediate distress, recognize when to refer for further mental health care, and practice self-care. **Difficulty:** Beginner | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://www.coursera.org/learn/psychological-first-aid **Tags:** psychological-first-aid, crisis-intervention, trauma, disaster-mental-health, resilience ## Websites ### 1. NIMH Mental Health Information The US National Institute of Mental Health's topic pages on depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and more, summarizing symptoms, prevalence, and evidence-based treatments, with links to current clinical trials and federally funded research. **Difficulty:** Beginner | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics **Tags:** mental-health, psychiatry, abnormal-psychology, clinical-psychology, mental-disorders ### 2. nimh.nih.gov NIMH.nih.gov is the National Institute of Mental Health’s official site, offering evidence-based information on mental illnesses (including anxiety and depression), their symptoms and treatments, coping strategies, and up-to-date research, news, and clinical-trial resources for patients, families, and professionals. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://nimh.nih.gov **Tags:** websites, health-medicine, health-and-wellness ### 3. psychiatry.org/dsm Official resource from the American Psychiatric Association about the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). It explains the diagnostic criteria, structure, updates (DSM-5-TR), and provides practice-oriented resources for clinicians. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://psychiatry.org/dsm **Tags:** websites, humanities-social-sciences, psychology ## Podcasts ### 1. The Hilarious World of Depression **Author:** John Moe Public radio podcast in which host John Moe talks with comedians and other guests about their experiences of clinical depression and related conditions, treatment and recovery. Listeners hear frank accounts that reduce stigma and show how people live with and manage depression. **Difficulty:** Beginner | **Language:** en | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1181589175 **Tags:** depression, lived-experience, stigma, mental-health, recovery ## Books ### 1. DSM **Author:** American Psychiatric Association The American Psychiatric Association's condensed reference listing the diagnostic criteria for every DSM-IV disorder, without the surrounding text. Useful for seeing how clinical categories are actually defined, though superseded by DSM-5 for current practice. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid **Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/0890420637?tag=edmonddante07-20 **Tags:** books, humanities-social-sciences, psychology ### 2. CBT **Author:** Paul M. Salkovskis, Victoria Bream Oldfield, Fiona Challacombe A structured self-help programme for obsessive-compulsive disorder written by three clinical psychologists. Working through it, you can map your own obsessions and compulsions, then run graded exposure and response-prevention exercises that form the core of cognitive behavioural treatment. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid **Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/0091939690?tag=edmonddante07-20 **Tags:** books, humanities-social-sciences, psychology --- *This content is part of Dantes.io - Your Treasure Map to Knowledge* *Curated by humans at Dantes.io. Personal study use welcome; republishing this curation requires permission (team@dantes.io).* View this page online: https://dantes.io/subject/abnormal-psychology-and-therapy