Medical Responsibility for Training in Clinical Psychology

Doctoral training in clinical psychology.

Competing models of doctoral training in clinical psychology are described and compared within their historical contexts. Trends in the field are examined critically with a focus on the impact of managed care on doctoral training and clinical practice. Implications for the future of doctoral training are considered, and a blueprint for the future of doctoral training in clinical psychology is p...

Personality disorders in medical psychology: medical training and professional creativity.

According to the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders1 (DSM-5), “a personality disorder is an enduring pattern of inner experience and behavior that deviates markedly from the expectations of the individual’s culture, is pervasive and inflexible, has an onset in adolescence or early adulthood, is stable over time, and leads to distress or impairment”. In th...

Implications of moral psychology for medical education

Principles for Training in Evidence-Based Psychology: Recommendations for the Graduate Curricula in Clinical Psychology

J. Gayle Beck, Department of Psychology, University of Memphis Louis G. Castonguay, Department of Psychology, Penn State University Andrea Chronis-Tuscano, Department of Psychology, University of Maryland E. David Klonsky, Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia Lata K. McGinn, Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, Yeshiva University Eric A. Youngstrom, Department of Psycholog...

Psychopharmacology training in clinical psychology: a renewed call for action.

Knowledge of psychopharmacology is essential for a clinical psychologist to practice his/her profession, regardless of whether one desires to become licensed to prescribe psychoactive medications. This commentary reiterates a call made almost 20 years ago for all practitioners to gain and utilize this knowledge. Without psychopharmacology knowledge, one is extremely limited in the ability to in...