Clinical psychology

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Clinical psychology is the application of psychology within a clinical (health) setting. However, it is often taken to refer primarily to the easing of psychological distress, mental illness or mental health problems. Clinical psychologists are involved in providing assessment and various therapies (mostly talking therapies) on an individual, group or systemic basis regarding psychological problems that people experience. They also conduct research into the underlying causes of psychological distress and all areas of clinical practice. more...

There are 4 main routes into this area:

• Areas of specialism Adult, child, health etc

• Types of problem Diagnoses and alternatives, outcome studies

• Types of approaches CBT, CAT, REBT etc

• Modes of delivery Individual, group, family etc

Other sections include:

• Clinical psychology: Aims, issues, strategies, taxonomies etc

• Theory and principles of clinical psychology

• Clinical research

• The management of psychological services

• The training of clinical psychologists

• Areas for different professions and grades of psychologist

• Service users' area

• Clinical psychology: Projects

• Clinical psychology: The resource bank

Key Texts – Books

• Barlow B H & Durand, M (2005)Abnormal Psychology: An Integrative Approach. Wadsworth Publishing Company. ISBN 0534633560
• Durand, M (2000)Abnormal Psychology an Introduction. Van Nostrand Reinhold. ISBN 0534368611
• Kring, A M, Davison, G C, Neale, J M, Johnson S L.{2006) Abnormal Psychology. Wiley. ISBN 0471692387

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