Introduction to Clinical Psychology

Geoffrey F. Kramer was Professor in the Psychology Department at West Shore Community College. Douglas A. Bernstein is Professor Emeritus at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Courtesy Professor of Psychology at the University of South Florida. Vicky Phares is Professor and former director of clinical training at the Department of Psychology at the University of South Florida.

Preface; Acknowledgments; Part I. Basic Concepts: 1. What is clinical psychology?; 2. Clinical psychology's past and present; Part II. Assessment: 3. Basic features of clinical assessment; 4. Interviewing and observation in clinical psychology; 5. Testing in clinical psychology; Part III. Clinical Interventions: 6. Basic features of clinical interventions; 7. Psychodynamic and humanistic psychotherapies; 8. Behavioral and cognitive-behavior psychotherapies; 9. Other modes of clinical intervention; 10. Research on clinical intervention; Part IV. Some Clinical Specialties: 11. Clinical child psychology; 12. Health psychology; 13. Clinical neuropsychology; 14. Forensic psychology; Part V. The Future of Clinical Psychology: 15. Professional issues in clinical psychology; 16. Getting into graduate school in clinical psychology; References; Name index; Subject index; Credits.