Integration of History, Theory, and Research

"Historically, students respond well to vignettes and they struggle with the theory and research aspects of abnormal psychology. The author incorporates the research and theory so effectively with the vignette that the student must immediately see the importance of research and theory."
Beth Rienzi, Cal State-Bakersfield

"Integrating most of the relevant history and theory into the substantive discussions may very well solve the problem of losing students' interest before getting to the "good stuff"."
Travis Langley, Henderson State University

"Working history into the text at relevant points does make it more alive. Occasionally I wondered if why I liked it so much was not because it was integrated but because it was so well written. I suspect that his knowledge of history is one of his strongest skills."
Peter Ebersole, Cal State Fullerton