Key Features
• Discussions in certain chapters have been updated to capture the latest research findings:
I. Chapter 3 offers a new & more accessible description of why correlation does not equal causation — & what does.
II. Chapter 5 provides a more broad & integrative approach to the health consequences of stress.
III. Chapter 7 has been updated substantially & now includes more information about suicide & self-injury.
• Engaging boxed features – Developments in Research, Developments in Thinking, Developments in Practice, & The World Around Us – highlight topics of particular interest, focusing on applications of research to everyday life, current events, & the latest research methodologies, technologies, & findings.
• Also includes India-specific discussion & solutions to various mental disorders. e.g., demonstrating the effect of yogic relaxation & other types of meditation, socio-cultural aspect of eating disorder, yogic management of obesity, ancient Indian classification of mental disorders, policies etc.