Clinical Psychology

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Clinical Psychology offers a concrete and well-rounded introduction to clinical psychology. A highly respected clinician and researcher examines the rigorous research training that clinicians receive, along with the empirically supported assessment methods and interventions that clinical psychologists must understand to be successful in the field. It is featuring a detailed reviews of the history, scientific foundations, and theoretical orientations, of the field as it highlights the activities, roles, and responsibilities of today’s clinical psychologist, this realistic and practical "view from the inside" provides: (a) Insights into prevention, ethics, evidence-based treatments and countless other current issues. (b) Current and future trends, plus a step-by-step "road map" that covers all aspects of becoming a clinical psychologist. This book is designed to make accessible to students, faculty, and practitioners in the various mental health disciplines an interdisciplinary literature on the philosophy of clinical practice. It may also be of interest to those in philosophy who are concerned with the philosophy of psychology or contemporary applications, as in the philosophy of medicine.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Charu Sharma

Charu Sharma is a professor of psychology at Calcutta University, where he enjoys both teaching a variety of caurses in clinical psychology, particularly abnormal psychology and psychometrics, and supervising graduate students in their research, assessment, and clinical work. She is a co-author of the Structured Interview for the Seven Factor Model of Personality, which assesses both adaptive and maladaptive personality features, and an Associate Editor of the journal Psychological Assessment. She publishes much of his research in the Journal of Abnormal Psychology, Psychological Assessment, and the Journal of Personality Disorders. Sponsored through grants from the National Institute of Health, the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, and the Borderline Personality Disorder Research projects include evaluating etiological models of borderline personality disorder, exploring the relations between personality disorders and substance use disorder, and assessing genetic and environmental influences on personality and psychopathology. She is a member of the renowned scientific and professional bodies.