Clinical Psychology

Contents: Preface. 1. Nature and Problems of Clinical Psychology. 2. Nature of Mental Health. 3. Clinical Assessment. 4. Psychotherapies. 5. Client. 6. Psychoanalysis. 7. Behaviour Therapy and Behaviour Modification. 8. Contingency Management. 9. Psychotherapy with Older Adults. 10. Ethical issues in Clinical Psychology. 11. Role of Technology in Clinical Psychology.

This book explains what clinical psychology is and what clinical psychologists do, to a non-specialist but informed readership. It explains the conceptual framework which clinical psychologists adopt, the rationale behind their techniques, and uses detailed examples to illustrate their material. The book provides further accessible reading and a glossary of terms, to introduce this growing area of work. The authorities in the book are all leading clinicians and researchers and specialists in their fields. This book comprehensively encompasses complete and updated information in the health care field. It also reflects the continued expansion of the profession of clinical psychology all over the world.

This book presents an excellent, comprehensive overview of psychological interventions with clients in a variety of settings, and with differing types of difficulty. The role of the clinical psychologists is clearly described in a way that potentially makes an important contribution to interdisciplinary understanding. The book succeeds to a large extent in explaining what clinical psychology is, it also the why, how, when, where, with whom and effect of applying psychology in a clinical setting.