Main description:

Essentials of Clinical Psychology: An Indian Perspective offers a user-friendly comprehensive introduction to the theory and practice of clinical psychology within an Indian cultural, social, and educational context.

The book starts with an introduction of what Clinical Psychology is and what it looks like in practice, giving a review of its history and contemporary traditions with an essential emphasis on its development from both a global as well as the Indian perspective. The following chapters cover a range of topics such as research methods, mental health and hygiene, and clinical psychology functions and training. The second half of the book then focuses on the classification of mental disorders for knowledge in diagnosing and treating patients, with chapters devoted to the description of various types of behavioral and mental disorders appearing in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) and the International Classification of Diseases (ICD). Disorders examined include eating disorders, sleep disorders, degenerative disorders, psychotic disorders, and neuro-developmental disorders. Each chapter ends with chapter summaries, review questions, and recommended readings. Each chapter has its section wise summaries and ends with review questions and cited references.

This textbook will serve as a must have reference for all undergraduate and postgraduate students interested in Clinical Psychology, as well as for candidates opting Psychology as their optional papers in competitive examinations. The book is designed according to Indian university course syllabi but also provides a guide to anyone looking to understand the current state of study and practice within Indian Clinical Psychology.

Contents:

Preface About the Authors 1. Clinical Psychology- Meaning, Nature and Scope 2. Clinical Psychologists- Functions and Training 3. Clinical Psychology- Historical Perspectives and Present Position 4. Research and Methods of Investigation in Clinical Psychology 5. Mental Health, Hygiene and Clinical Psychologists 6. Normality and Abnormality of Behaviour 7. Classification of Mental Disorders 8. Psycho-physiological or Psychosomatic Disorders 9. Neuroses or Psychoneurotic Disorders 10. Psychoses of Psychotic Disorders 11. Neuro-Developmental Disorders 12. Disruptive, Impulsive-control and Conduct Disorders 13. Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders 14. Sexual Deviations and Disorders 15. Elimination and Eating Disorders 16. Sleep Disorders 17. Old age or Degenerative Disorders 18. Clinical Assesment (Non-Testing Devices) 19. Clinical Assessment (Psychological and Neuropsychological Testing) 20. Clinical Intervention or Therapeutic Approaches Bibliography Index