| Summary: | It is "the task of psychodiagnosis to bridge the gap between diagnostic indications and implicit psychodynamic forces." The volume "emphasizes the concrete materials and operations of the clinical psychologist rather than the abstract principles that are implicit in his tools and his work." A series of available instruments is described, each followed by brief illustrative protocols. The process of integrating psychological findings from several test procedures is presented in detail for 3 patients. A section of 8 representative case studies shows the importance of the "multiple approach to the complex unity of the person," stressing proper consideration of all available clinical data. The author discusses the practical implications of "clinical psychology as a psychodiagnostic art" and the need for further scientific research. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2004 APA, all rights reserved).
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