The Psychological Disorders series explores today's most common psychological disorders by examining their symptoms, causes, and effects. In addition, this series highlights the brain chemistry behind the disorders and demonstrates how various treatments (including pharmacology and psychotherapy) affect the brain and may help ease or eliminate symptoms. All titles include vignettes that incorporate personal experiences of those who suffer or have suffered from the disorder, as well as how it impacted their lives before and after treatment.

 

 

This book is part of a book series called Psychological Disorders .

This book is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed. This book was published in 2009 by Chelsea House Publishers .