clinical psychology

American  

noun

1. the branch of psychology dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of personality and behavioral disorders.

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clinical psychology British  

noun

1. the branch of psychology that studies and treats mental illness and mental retardation

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clinical psychology Scientific  

/ klĭn′ĭ-kəl /

1. See under psychology

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Other Word Forms

• clinical psychologist noun

Example Sentences

She was studying for a master’s degree in clinical psychology with dreams of becoming a marriage and family therapist.

From Los Angeles Times

David Brown said that the parts of ministry his father liked best was counseling, seeing patients, so he went back to Yale and received his Ph.D. in clinical psychology in 1976.

From The Wall Street Journal

If my sister didn’t have a doctorate in clinical psychology, I still would’ve wanted to tell this story, but I don’t think it would’ve been as good or effective.

From Los Angeles Times

Miranda planned to complete his doctorate in clinical psychology and return to Puerto Rico.

From Seattle Times

Yet, at the same time, research in clinical psychology always relies on a test subject’s personal, subjective experience.

From Salon