# Essentials of Abnormal Psychology

- By: Alexis Bridley and Lee W. Daffin Jr.
- Publisher: Washington State University
- Source: [LibreTexts](https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Psychology/Psychological_Disorders/Essentials_of_Abnormal_Psychology_(Bridley_and_Daffin))
- Licence: CC BY-NC-SA
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This text tackles the difficult topic of psychological disorders in 8 chapters. After the first three foundational chapters, a discussion of psychological disorders ensues to include anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive and related disorders, mood disorders, schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders, and personality disorders.