This clear-sighted resource critically examines the status of clinical psychology practice
across the diverse regions of the world. Dispatches from North and Latin America Eastern and
Central Europe China South Korea Australia Africa the Middle East and elsewhere
illustrate in depth the universality of mental distress and disorders and the intersection of
local knowledge and established standards in providing effective care. Pathology and its
treatment are viewed in light of cultural values belief systems ethics and norms reflecting
the evolution of clinical practice toward personalized care and culturally sensitive
intervention. This important information serves a number of immediate and long-term goals
including developing culture-specific diagnoses and treatments improving professional
competencies and the ongoing exchange of ideas within a global field to benefit all patients
worldwide.Coverage compares key areas such as:· Concepts of mentalpathology and health.· The
sociopolitical aspects of psychology rooted in the history of the country region.· Popularly
used approaches to intervention.· Types of services and providers.· The state of training and
credentialing.· Relationships between clinical psychology and indigenous healing traditions.The
audience for Clinical Psychology across the World includes advanced undergraduate and graduate
students and trainees interns in clinical psychology as well as developers of training
programs. It can also serve as a valuable supplementary text for seminars or lectures on
clinical psychology.
