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Clinical psychology is an integration of human science, behavioral science, theory, and clinical knowledge for the purpose of understanding, preventing, and relieving psychologically-based distress or dysfunction and to promote subjective well-being and personal development.
American Psychological Association (APA) style is a set of rules developed to assist reading comprehension in the social and behavioral sciences. Used to ensure clarity of communication, the layout is designed to "move the idea forward with a minimum of distraction and a maximum of precision."
The Division of Clinical Neuropsychology was established as a specialty organization within APA in 1980 and was formally recognized by APA in 1996 via the Committee for the Recognition of Specialties and Proficiencies in Professional Psychology". [2] [3] It has become one of APA's largest and most active divisions with over 4200 members ...
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The American Psychological Association has advanced a set of ethical principles and a code of conduct for the profession. [317] The most important contemporary standards include informed and voluntary consent. After World War II, the Nuremberg Code was established because of Nazi abuses of experimental subjects.
The APA have supplemented the DSM with supporting works, collectively forming the "DSM Library." [96] As of 2022, the other books in the library are "DSM-5 Handbook of Differential Diagnosis", "DSM-5 Clinical Cases", "DSM-5 Handbook on the Cultural Formulation Interview" and "Guía De Consulta De Los Criterios Diagnósticos Del DSM-5". [96]
APA position statements, [21] clinical practice guidelines, [22] and descriptions of its core diagnostic manual (the DSM) are published. APA publishes several journals [22] focused on different areas of psychiatry, for example, academic, clinical practice, or news.
The society first appeared in the American Psychological Association as a section under the division of clinical psychology (Division 12) in 1962. [2] As research in child development and behavior analysis progressed, the need for specialized training for clinical psychology students became more urgent. [3]