Clinical psychology: Concepts, methods & profession

Intended for courses in clinical psychology. Offering a contemporary exploration of the theories that underlie professional practice and of the major therapeutic and diagnostic techniques used by clinical psychologists, this revision of Phares, text continues to be the most comprehensive introduction to the field of clinical psychology available. New: Substantially up-dated and revised, the book now offers: an up-to-date discussion of the MMPI-2; new coverage of SM III-R; 2 new chapters: Forensic Psychology (20) and Pediatric and clinical child Psychology (21); 2 chapters are now devoted to research (4 and 16); thorough updating of coverage of problems of adjustment and deviance; and more than 400 new references.