Science of Clinical Psychology

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In career as clinical psychologist, individuals diagnose and treat various kinds of emotional, mental, or behavioural disorders. Human psychology is a vast area of medical science to understand. Careers in clinical psychology require to undergo research of various kinds of behavioural disorders in order to understand how human psychology functions. This is a wide-ranging specialisation, that is generally inclusive of psychopathology and distinguished by the application of expertise and skills from a wide variety of fields inside and outside proper psychology. Clinical Psychology is for students studying clinical psychology as part of an undergraduate programme in psychology, nursing, sociology or social and behavioural sciences. Undergraduate students who wish to know if postgraduate study in clinical psychology would be of interest to them will find this book “Science of Clinical Psychology” particularly useful. There is a focus on both clinical case studies and relevant research, and the book includes summaries, revision questions, advice on further reading and a glossary of key terms, all of which make it an excellent student-friendly introduction to an exceptionally interesting subject.