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This book demonstrates an integrated model of clinical psychology practice where disorders are understood as the outcome of multiple interacting factors across different levels of analysis: biological, psychological and psycho-social. Using real-life case studies with expert analysis and interpretation by leading clinical psychologists and educators, the chapters presented in this book show how the planning of intervention needs to be informed by the available evidence. This integrated model allows interventions to be individually tailored rather than offered as a 'one size fits all' approach, placing greater emphasis on rigorous assessment as one of the core clinical skills and distinguishing features of a clinical psychologist. Increasingly clinical psychologists are able to employ integrated forms of psychological therapy as the field comes to accept both the strengths and limitations of cognitive, behavioural, humanistic, psychodynamic and systemic approaches. The case studies in this book cover a range of disorders, including substance abuse, depression, childhood depression, eating disorders, borderline personality disorder, obsessive behaviours, attachment disorder, sexual offending, dementia, learning difficulties and schizophrenia. An invaluable resource for all clinical psychology students as well as practising clinicians.

About the Author

ANDREW J. LEWIS, Ph.D is a clinical psychologist and an Associate Professor in the School of Psychology at Deakin University.

EMMA GOULD, is a Lecturer in the School of Psychology at Deakin University.

CHERINE HABIB, PhD, Clinical Child and Family Psychologist and previously Senior Lecturer in Clinical Psychology at Deakin University.

ROSS KING, Ph.D is a clinical psychologist and a Senior Lecturer in the School of Psychology at Deakin University.

Reviews

An impressive and inspirational text based on comprehensive clinical knowledge with lots of useful material for clinicians to integrate into their everyday practice. - Dr Human-Friedrich Unterrainer, University Graz, Austria

Table of Contents

About the Authors

Introduction

Integrative Clinical Psychology: Linking Assessment and Treatments
Andrew J. Lewis, Emma Gould, Cherine Habib and Ross King
 
Part I: Adult Assessments
 
The Clinical Assessment of a Client With Alcohol Dependence and Co-Occurring Anxiety Symptoms
Caroline M. Long and Petra K. Staiger
 
The Clinical Assessment of a Patient With Major Depression and Complex Personality Features
Renee Gedge and Helen Mildred
 
Integrative Assessment of Eating Disorders: A Case of Anorexia Nervosa
Ross King
 
The Clinical Assessment of a Patient With Borderline Personality Disorder
Andrew J. Lewis
 
Part II: Child Assessments
 
A Case of Childhood Depression
Cherine Habib
 
The Clinical Assessment of a Child Presenting With Tics, Obsessive Behaviours and Problems With Attention
Jane A. McGillivray
 
The Assessment and Treatment of a Child With an Attachment Disorder
Nicole Phelps and Andrew J. Lewis
 
Part III: Specialist Assessments
 
Forensic Risk Assessment of a Sexual Offender
James Vess
 
Cognitive Assessment of a Patient With Dementia of the Alzheimer’s Type
Emma Gould
 
The Educational and Clinical Assessment of a Child With Learning Difficulties
Marina Haywood
 
The Clinical Assessment of a Patient With Schizophrenia
Linda Byrne
 
Appendix A — Test Administration Times