David H. Barlow (1) (1942–)

Although conservative and heavily limited in scope, this is an excellent reference manual that provides clear and essential information.

This was my textbook for an accredited online learning course from a decent university. The course was not worth the money. The book was, which was a good thing since the "instructor" provided none of his namesake services; I learned only from the book. Definitely an undergrad text, but research is integrated into the text with decent references. The CD-ROM was not impressive, however, and the INFOTrac access which comes with the text is nearly useless; there are few articles in the "student show more version" and no logical reason why some would be included and others not. The diagrams for each condition summarizing the etiological underpinnings are fairly well done and a good learning tool. There were some occasions where I felt the emphasis devoted to each condition was a bit uneven, but overall I would recommend this book. show less

Great textbook. The accompanying CD was incredibly useful. That being said, I must admit that I found the abundance of statistical figures to be a bit overwhelming.