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The Handbook of Clinical Adult Psychology provides a comprehensive and thorough practical guide to modern clinical psychology. Clinical psychology is no longer devoted just to the traditional areas of neuropsychology and mental health but is now contributing to many other areas such as health promotion, behavioural medicine, issues of professional management and the presentation and management of forensic evidence. The Handbook covers all these areas which are of critical concern to clinical psychologists and related professions. Clinical psychologists are called upon not only to treat mental illness and problems associated with medical afflictions but are also required to investigate, screen and advice on the treatment of clients referred to them by medical practitioners, social workers, nurses and others. In addition, one of the strengths of clinical psychology has been that careful investigation contributes to successful treatment. Therefore, investigation and treatment are clearly differentiated in separate chapters for most topics in this book, with each chapter written by a specialist in the area. Many of the practices developed by clinical psychologists are now conducted by other professions in the course of their work. The Handbook of Clinical Adult Psychology will be immensely valuable for all professionals in training, such as clinical psychologists, nurses, psychiatrists, counsellors and social workers. It will also be a valuable reference work for members of those professions in practice.