Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents: Conceptual frameworks: Normal psychological development in adulthood -- Classification and epidemiology -- Corgnitive behaviour therapy -- Psychodynamic therapy -- Systemic couples therapy -- Biomedical approaches and the use of drugs to treat adult mental health problems -- Mood disorders and suicide -- Depression -- Bopolar disorder -- Suicide risk -- Anxiety disorders: Generalized anxiety disorder -- Panic disorder -- Obsessive-compulsive disorder -- Post-traumatic stress disorder -- Social phobia -- Physical health problems: Health anxiety: Hypochondraisis and somatization -- Coping with chronic pain -- Psychological assessment and treatment in cancer care -- Eating disorders -- Alcohol and other substance-use problems -- Other psychological difficulties: Schizophrenia -- Borderline personality disorder -- Psychological problems of older people -- Anger -- Despersonalization disorder.