Investigating Clinical Psychology: Pseudoscience, Fringe Science, and Controversies

.Investigating Clinical Psychology takes a deep dive into the field of clinical psychology through the lens of pseudoscience and fringe science. An expert panel of authors honors the role of science in the field while also exploring and guarding against the harms that pseudoscience can cause. Clinicians have an ethical duty to provide the best available, evidence-based care. Engaging, accessible, and open-minded in approach, this book outlines the distinction between science and pseudoscience in order to prevent the false, and often quite harmful, effects that pseudoscientific practices can have on patients in need of mental health services. The book covers a variety of topics, including harmful therapies, purple hat therapies, animal-assisted therapies, hypnosis, and energy medicine. Featuring world-renowned voices from health care specialists to skeptics on the outside of the field gazing in, it equips readers with the skills needed to differentiate between pseudoscientific and evidence-based approaches in both study and practice. Aligning with many major undergraduate textbooks for easy course integration, Investigating Clinical Psychology is valuable supplemental reading in undergraduate and graduate courses in clinical psychology. It is also a beneficial reference for clinicians in practice, as well as anyone interested in pseudoscience within the mental health sector.Additional ISBNs9781032195056, 9781003259510, 9781000964394Investigating Clinical Psychology: Pseudoscience, Fringe Science, and Controversies 1st Edition and published by Routledge. ISBNs for Investigating Clinical Psychology are 9781000964417, 1000964418 and the print ISBNs are 9781032195049, 1032195045. Additional ISBNs include 9781032195056, 9781003259510, 9781000964394.