Clinical psychology is the study of psychological disorders and the treatments designed to improve the day to day lives of people suffering from them the focus of the course will be on common psychological disorders such as schizophrenia and the symptoms of each. Introduction to clinical psychology an evidence based approach4th edition by university of ottawa authors catherine m lee and john hunsley introduces students to the theories and practices of clinical psychology and conveys the important work done by clinical psychologists. As its name implies clinical psychology is a subfield of the larger discipline of psychology like all psychologists clinical psychologists are interested in behaviour and mental processes. Clinical psychology definition and introduction by vabesh p october 6 2020 1 comment defination of clinical psychology the branch of psychology which specializes in assessing diagnosing treating and preventing mental disorders in human is known as clinical psychology it studies the emotional and behavioral disorders among the young and adults the individuals dealing with this