Doctorate in Clinical Psychology

A historical cross-disciplinary perspective on the professional doctorate in occupational therapy.

Clinical doctorates are emerging in occupational therapy. By examining the development of clinical doctorates in medicine, dentistry, psychology, pharmacy, nursing, and physical therapy, implications can be drawn for the future of occupational therapy education. These histories offer us a sense of the distinct purpose and curricular structure of the professional doctorate, its successes and pro...

Attributional biases among clinicians: a comparison of psychoanalysts and behavior therapists.

We assessed the attributional style of psychoanalysts, behavior therapists, and nontherapists by using a mail survey. Respondents listed causal explanations for three hypothetical problems experienced by either themselves, their friends, or their clients. Results indicated that (a) psychoanalysts gave more dispositional explanations than situational explanations, whereas the reverse was true fo...

“Have you brought your singing voice?” An Investigation into Whether a Small Group Singing Intervention Can Improve Phonological Discrimination in Young Children. A Thesis by Audrey Hunt Doctorate in Educational Psychology

Trauma, Dissociation, Attachment & Neuroscience: A new paradigm for understanding severe mental distress

Jacqui Dillon is Chair of the National Hearing Voices Network, England and co-editor of Living With Voices (along with Marius Romme, Sandra Escher, Dirk Corstens & Mervyn Morris) and Demedicalising Misery: Psychiatry, psychology and the human condition (along with Mark Rapley & Joanna Moncrieff). Lucy Johnstone is a clinical psychologist, former course director of the Bristol Clinical Psycholog...

The legacy of Lizette Peterson-Homer in pediatric psychology (1951-2002).

Lizette Peterson-Homer was an exceptional clinical researcher, dedicated teacher and mentor, and supportive colleague and friend to many in pediatric psychology. Her innovative applications were coupled with strong methodological standards in creating a superb portfolio of contributions to the field. Lizette’s premature death on July 18, 2002, was a loss for the discipline of psychology and par...