clinical psychology
the branch of psychology dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of personality and behavioral disorders.
Other words from clinical psychology
- clinical psychologist, noun
Words Nearby clinical psychology
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How to use clinical psychology in a sentence
As the founder and director of the Spirituality Mind Body Institute at Columbia University, where I am a professor in clinical psychology, I think about the importance of those struggles to people’s lives a lot.
The Problem with Depression Doping - Facts So Romantic | Lisa Miller | September 13, 2021 | NautilusHe transferred to the University of Alabama to study clinical psychology, which was not available at Clark.
How Robert F. Kennedy Shaped His Brother's Response to Civil Rights | Patricia Sullivan | August 11, 2021 | TimeHe was entirely devoid of patients, and was living on the anticipated gains of a great work on clinical psychology.
The Disentanglers | Andrew LangDuring the past three decades, clinical psychology and its less formal cousin, counseling, have also undergone noticeable change.
When You Don't Know Where to Turn | Steven J. BartlettIn that time, psychiatry, clinical psychology, and counseling have changed a good deal.
When You Don't Know Where to Turn | Steven J. Bartlett
British Dictionary definitions for clinical psychology
the branch of psychology that studies and treats mental illness and mental retardation
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Scientific definitions for clinical psychology
[ klĭn′ĭ-kəl ]
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