The Oxford handbook of clinical psychology /
The exponential growth of clinical psychology since the late 1960's can be measured in part by the extensive-perhaps exhaustive-literature on the subject. This proliferation of writing has continued into the new century, and the field has come to be defined as much by its many topics as its man...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2011.
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| Series: | Oxford library of psychology.
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| Online Access: | Table of contents Contributor biographical information Publisher description |
| Summary: | The exponential growth of clinical psychology since the late 1960's can be measured in part by the extensive-perhaps exhaustive-literature on the subject. This proliferation of writing has continued into the new century, and the field has come to be defined as much by its many topics as its many voices. The Oxford Handbook of Clinical Psychology synthesizes these decades of literature in one extraordinary volume. Comprising chapters from the foremost scholars in clinical psychology, the handbook provides even and authoritative coverage of the research, practice, and policy factors that combine to form today's clinical psychology landscape. In addition to core sections on topics such as training, assessment, diagnosis, and intervention, the handbook includes valuable chapters devoted to new and emerging issues in the clinical field, including health care reforms, cultural factors, and technological innovations and challenges. Each chapter offers a review of the most pertinent literature, outlining current issues and identifying possibilities for future research. Featuring two chapter by editor David H. Barlow-one on changes during his own 40-year odyssey in the field, the other projecting ten themes for the future of clinical psychology --Book Jacket. |
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| Physical Description: | xix, 935 pages ; 26 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780195366884 0195366883 0195314735 9780195314731 |