The Great Ideas of Clinical Science: 17 Principles that Every Mental Health Professional Should Understand - Paperback

by Scott O. Lilienfeld (Editor), William T. O'Donohue (Editor)

The Great Ideas of Clinical Science is an ambitious attempt to dig beneath the fundamental rift between researchers and practitioners and reintroduce unifying principles often overlooked by students and professionals alike. This integrative volume aims to facilitate communication among all mental health professionals and to narrow the scientist-practitioner gap.

Author Biography

Scott O. Lilienfeld, Ph.D., is associate professor in the Department of Psychology at Emory University and a past president of the Society for a Science of Clinical Psychology. He is founder and editor-in-chief of The Scientific Review of Mental Health Practice, and sits on the editorial boards of nine other publications, including Clinical Psychology Review, Psychological Assessment, and Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology.

William T. O'Donohue, Ph.D., is a full professor in the Department of Psychology and honorary associate professor of philosophy, at the University of Nevada at Reno. He is director of the university's Victims of Crimes Treatment Center, and also its Sexual Assault Prevention and Counseling Services.