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The Encyclopedia of Applied Psychology encompasses applications of psychological knowledge and procedures in all areas of psychology. This compendium is a major source of information for professional practitioners, researchers in psychology, and for anyone interested in applied psychology.
This Encyclopedia is the first attempt in a generation to map the social and behavioral sciences on a grand scale. It is the largest reference work ever published for the social and behavioral sciences and the first to appear in both print (2001) and online (2004) formats. The encyclopedia comprises 3,842 articles, commissioned by 52 Section Editors, and includes 90,000 bibliographic references.
"IESBS, a major social science reference work with a user-friendly interface.. Well worth the expense, even to libraries holding the print version..." CHOICE, November 2003
“..the largest corpus of knowledge about the social and behavioral sciences in existence.. the social science equivalent of the Egyptian pyramids..one of the great wonders of the scientific world.
..the Web-based version of the Encyclopedia fully unleashes the power, complexity, and organization of this monumental work.” CONTEMPORARY PSYCHOLOGY
The print edition of Comprehensive Clinical Psychology was the first systematic review of the field of clinical psychology and remains the only major work of this magnitude and depth available in this subject area. The online edition, available on ScienceDirect brings desktop access to unprecedented coverage in clinical psychology in one easy-to-navigate resource.
" … The editors, along with the volume editors deserve high praise for putting together such an important, ambitious and comprehensive project." - Contemporary Psychology, 2000
Covering anatomy, physiology, neuropsychology, clinical neurology, neuropharmacology, evolutionary biology, genetics, and behavioral science, this four-volume encyclopedia contains over 200 peer reviewed signed articles from experts around the world.
"Lavishly illustrated, the Encyclopedia includes over 1000 figures, many in full color. Managing both breadth and depth, the Encyclopedia is a must-have reference work for life science libraries and researchers investigating the human brain."
The Encyclopedia covers the major psychotherapies currently in practice as well as the classical approaches that laid the foundation for the various contemporary treatment approaches. In addition, it identifies the scientific studies conducted on the efficacy of the therapies and reviews the theoretical basis of each therapy.
"...this encyclopedia represents a useful effort to bring together research on creativity and will serve undergraduate and graduate students well." - CHOICE
"The Encyclopedia of Creativity is a highly impressive, collaborative achievement... The wide range of topics are aptly chosen and deftly interwoven by means of extensive cross-referencing and indexing... this work is a resounding success, and decisively establishes creativity as an important multidisciplinary field..."- Contemporary Psychology
"This is an essential purchase for most health science, academic, and large public libraries." - Library Journal, Best Reference Sources 1998
"This is a fine encyclopedia with a great deal of excellent information on subjects of interest to both professional and educated lay readers. Academic, health science, and large public libraries will find it very useful." - Booklist
