Miller presents students, academics, researchers, and mental health professionals working in a wide variety of contexts with a pragmatic approach to what is typically known as abnormal psychology. The author has organized the main body of his text in eight chapters devoted to the personal allure of behavioral science, the social, political, historical, and philosophical context, theoretical models of abnormal psychology, and a wide variety of other related subjects. Ronald B. Miller is a faculty member of St. Michael’s College, Vermont. Annotation ©2015 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)