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About the Book

The revised edition of Global Encyclopaedia of Clinical Psychology explains the boundaries between what is normal and abnormal among different cultures. It looks at the symptoms of mental illness of individual and organisation. The Encylopaedia captures a sense of clinical psychology as a dynamic and changing field which has grown up fast along-side other more established professions involved in mental health care and which is continuing to evolve in response to contemporary needs. The text of this Encyclopaedia provides a comprehensive overview, covering the field’s historical roots, reliance and personality theory, research methods, concepts of deviance, all major aspects of assessment and treatment and major specialties that constitute modern clinical practices.  This Encyclopaedia is organized alphabetically into over 78 entries covering the whole spectrum of clinical psychology: business terms, concepts, theorists, practitioners, institutions etc. We believe that this comprehensive, evidence-based Encyclopaedia will prove an invaluable resource for anyone undertaking post-graduate training in clinical psychology, as well as practitioners, psychiatrists and psychotherapists.

About the Author

Arti Sharma, is a young scholar and senior research fellow, Department of Psychology, Patna University, Patna. She has written a number of research papers published in journals of national and international repute. She also took part in several national seminars, conferences and workshops. Presently, she is doing research under Commonwealth Fellowship in London. During her research she has first hand experience on different psychological aspects which need to be focused. However within a very short span of time she became an expert in solving complex problems in the areas of depression, strategic short term psychotherapy and clinical applications of hypnosis. Her research works are based on practical case studies. She is aware of all modern developments in the scientific methods of psychoanalysis. Therefore her approach in this Encyclopedia is practical and educative.