Clinical PsychologyLearning Lab

Reference library

Sources are grouped by type so you can tell the textbook apart from independently verified contemporary material and official resources. DOIs are not listed; URLs are given only where they were checked on the stated date.

Textbook The source textbook

The book that structures this learning lab.

  1. Plante, T. G. (2005). Contemporary clinical psychology (2nd ed.). John Wiley & Sons.

    Structures this lab's 15-chapter architecture. Later editions exist; this lab is based on the second edition.

    No URL recorded · Edition details checked against the supplied copy

Cited in textbook Sources cited by the textbook

Classic works that appear in the textbook's reference list. Bibliographic details were checked against that list. They are historical anchors, not necessarily current evidence.

  1. Engel, G. L. (1977). The need for a new medical model: A challenge for biomedicine. Science, 196, 129–136.

    The paper that introduced the biopsychosocial model.

    No URL recorded · Listed in the textbook's references

  2. Raimy, V. C. (Ed.). (1950). Training in clinical psychology. Prentice-Hall.

    Report of the 1949 Boulder conference that set out the scientist-practitioner model.

    No URL recorded · Listed in the textbook's references

  3. Korman, M. (Ed.). (1976). Levels and patterns of professional training in psychology. American Psychological Association.

    Proceedings of the 1973 Vail conference, which endorsed the practitioner-scholar model and the PsyD.

    No URL recorded · Listed in the textbook's references

  4. Eysenck, H. J. (1952). The effects of psychotherapy: An evaluation. Journal of Consulting Psychology, 16, 319–324.

    The provocative early critique of psychotherapy outcomes that stimulated decades of outcome research.

    No URL recorded · Listed in the textbook's references

  5. Smith, M. L., & Glass, G. V. (1977). Meta-analysis of psychotherapy outcome studies. American Psychologist, 32, 752–760.

    A landmark early meta-analysis of psychotherapy outcomes.

    No URL recorded · Listed in the textbook's references

  6. Seligman, M. E. P. (1995). The effectiveness of psychotherapy: The Consumer Reports study. American Psychologist, 50, 965–974.

    Discussed in debates about efficacy versus effectiveness research; its survey method has well-known limitations.

    No URL recorded · Listed in the textbook's references

  7. Chambless, D. L., & Hollon, S. D. (1998). Defining empirically supported therapies. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 66, 7–18.

    Criteria for labelling a treatment 'empirically supported'.

    No URL recorded · Listed in the textbook's references

  8. Chambless, D. L., & Ollendick, T. H. (2001). Empirically supported psychological interventions: Controversies and evidence. Annual Review of Psychology, 52, 685–716.

    Review of the empirically supported treatment movement and its critics.

    No URL recorded · Listed in the textbook's references

  9. Lippitt, G., & Lippitt, R. (1986). The consulting process in action (2nd ed.). University Associates.

    Source of the directive–nondirective continuum of consultant roles.

    No URL recorded · Listed in the textbook's references

  10. Dougherty, A. M. (1995). Consultation: Practice and perspectives in school and community settings (2nd ed.). Brooks/Cole.

    Describes six common consultant roles.

    No URL recorded · Listed in the textbook's references

  11. Kazdin, A. E. (1994). Methodology, design, and evaluation in psychotherapy research. In A. E. Bergin & S. L. Garfield (Eds.), Handbook of psychotherapy and behavior change (4th ed.). Wiley.

    Classic overview of treatment-outcome research strategies (package, dismantling, constructive, parametric, comparative).

    No URL recorded · Listed in the textbook's references

  12. American Psychological Association. (2002). Ethical principles of psychologists and code of conduct. American Psychologist, 57, 1060–1073.

    The edition of the APA Ethics Code discussed in the textbook. It has since been amended (2010, 2016).

    No URL recorded · Edition discussed in the textbook; page range from the published record

Contemporary Contemporary sources (independently identified)

Later literature used for contemporary updates. Bibliographic details are given from the published record; DOIs are deliberately omitted rather than risk an incorrect identifier.

  1. APA Presidential Task Force on Evidence-Based Practice. (2006). Evidence-based practice in psychology. American Psychologist, 61(4), 271–285.

    Defines evidence-based practice as integrating the best research with clinical expertise in the context of patient characteristics, culture and preferences.

    No URL recorded · Bibliographic record

  2. Jacobson, N. S., & Truax, P. (1991). Clinical significance: A statistical approach to defining meaningful change in psychotherapy research. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 59(1), 12–19.

    Introduced the reliable change index and criteria for clinically significant change.

    No URL recorded · Bibliographic record

  3. Shadish, W. R., Cook, T. D., & Campbell, D. T. (2002). Experimental and quasi-experimental designs for generalized causal inference. Houghton Mifflin.

    The standard reference on validity types and threats.

    No URL recorded · Bibliographic record

  4. Wampold, B. E., & Imel, Z. E. (2015). The great psychotherapy debate: The evidence for what makes psychotherapy work (2nd ed.). Routledge.

    Influential, and debated, argument for the importance of common factors.

    No URL recorded · Bibliographic record

  5. Kroenke, K., Spitzer, R. L., & Williams, J. B. W. (2001). The PHQ-9: Validity of a brief depression severity measure. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 16(9), 606–613.

    Original validation of the PHQ-9.

    No URL recorded · Bibliographic record

  6. Spitzer, R. L., Kroenke, K., Williams, J. B. W., & Löwe, B. (2006). A brief measure for assessing generalized anxiety disorder: The GAD-7. Archives of Internal Medicine, 166(10), 1092–1097.

    Original validation of the GAD-7.

    No URL recorded · Bibliographic record

  7. Topp, C. W., Østergaard, S. D., Søndergaard, S., & Bech, P. (2015). The WHO-5 Well-Being Index: A systematic review of the literature. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, 84(3), 167–176.

    Systematic review of WHO-5 use and validity.

    No URL recorded · Bibliographic record

  8. Cohen, S., Kamarck, T., & Mermelstein, R. (1983). A global measure of perceived stress. Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 24(4), 385–396.

    Original description of the Perceived Stress Scale.

    No URL recorded · Bibliographic record

  9. Kessler, R. C., Andrews, G., Colpe, L. J., Hiripi, E., Mroczek, D. K., Normand, S.-L. T., Walters, E. E., & Zaslavsky, A. M. (2002). Short screening scales to monitor population prevalences and trends in non-specific psychological distress. Psychological Medicine, 32(6), 959–976.

    Development of the K10 and K6.

    No URL recorded · Bibliographic record

  10. Kessler, R. C., Barker, P. R., Colpe, L. J., Epstein, J. F., Gfroerer, J. C., Hiripi, E., Howes, M. J., Normand, S.-L. T., Manderscheid, R. W., Walters, E. E., & Zaslavsky, A. M. (2003). Screening for serious mental illness in the general population. Archives of General Psychiatry, 60(2), 184–189.

    The article the developers ask users of the K6/K10 to cite.

    No URL recorded · Bibliographic record; citation requirement stated on the developer page

  11. Lovibond, P. F., & Lovibond, S. H. (1995). The structure of negative emotional states: Comparison of the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS) with the Beck Depression and Anxiety Inventories. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 33(3), 335–343.

    Psychometric comparison of the DASS with Beck inventories.

    No URL recorded · Bibliographic record

  12. Prins, A., Bovin, M. J., Smolenski, D. J., Marx, B. P., Kimerling, R., Jenkins-Guarnieri, M. A., Kaloupek, D. G., Schnurr, P. P., Kaiser, A. P., Leyva, Y. E., & Tiet, Q. Q. (2016). The Primary Care PTSD Screen for DSM-5 (PC-PTSD-5): Development and evaluation within a veteran primary care sample. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 31(10), 1206–1211.

    Development study of the PC-PTSD-5.

    No URL recorded · Bibliographic record

  13. Weathers, F. W., Litz, B. T., Keane, T. M., Palmieri, P. A., Marx, B. P., & Schnurr, P. P. (2013). The PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5). National Center for PTSD.

    Instrument citation as given by its developers.

    No URL recorded · Bibliographic record

  14. Babor, T. F., Higgins-Biddle, J. C., Saunders, J. B., & Monteiro, M. G. (2001). AUDIT: The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test — Guidelines for use in primary care (2nd ed.). World Health Organization.

    The WHO manual for the AUDIT.

    Official / source page · accessed 2026-10-19 · WHO publication page located by search; open to confirm current terms

  15. Bastien, C. H., Vallières, A., & Morin, C. M. (2001). Validation of the Insomnia Severity Index as an outcome measure for insomnia research. Sleep Medicine, 2(4), 297–307.

    Validation study of the ISI.

    No URL recorded · Bibliographic record

  16. Üstün, T. B., Kostanjsek, N., Chatterji, S., & Rehm, J. (Eds.). (2010). Measuring health and disability: Manual for WHO Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS 2.0). World Health Organization.

    The WHODAS 2.0 manual.

    No URL recorded · Bibliographic record

  17. American Psychiatric Association. (2022). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed., text rev.). American Psychiatric Association Publishing.

    Current text revision of the DSM; the textbook refers to DSM-IV-era criteria.

    No URL recorded · Bibliographic record

  18. World Health Organization. (2019/2022). International classification of diseases (11th revision). Came into effect 1 January 2022.

    The WHO classification used for official health statistics, including in India.

    No URL recorded · Bibliographic record — confirm current version on the WHO ICD site

  19. Government of India. (2017). The Mental Healthcare Act, 2017 (Act No. 10 of 2017).

    Rights-based mental health legislation including provisions on confidentiality, advance directives, and a presumption of severe stress for persons who attempt suicide (section 115). Consult the official text on India Code.

    No URL recorded · Section 115 provision confirmed via legal commentary (SCC Online); read the official text before relying on any provision

  20. Government of India. (1992). The Rehabilitation Council of India Act, 1992 (Act No. 34 of 1992).

    Establishes the Rehabilitation Council of India and the Central Rehabilitation Register, under which clinical psychologists are registered.

    No URL recorded · Act number from India Code record; check current amendments

Official Official assessment and professional resources

Developer, publisher, regulator or professional-body pages. Each URL was opened and checked on the access date shown unless marked otherwise.

  1. American Psychological Association. Ethical principles of psychologists and code of conduct (2002, amended effective June 1, 2010, and January 1, 2017).

    Five general principles (A–E) and ten standards. US code; practitioners in India must also follow Indian law and RCI requirements.

    Official / source page · accessed 2026-10-19 · Opened and checked

  2. Rehabilitation Council of India. Official website (Central Rehabilitation Register, recognised courses, notices).

    Check here for current registration rules and the list of RCI-recognised clinical psychology programmes.

    Official / source page · accessed 2026-10-19 · Opened and checked

  3. Pfizer / PHQ Screeners. Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ) and GAD-7 screeners and translations.

    Developer distribution site for the PHQ family and GAD-7.

    Official / source page · accessed 2026-10-19 · Site opened; usage statement confirmed via CamCOPS documentation quoting it

  4. World Health Organization. (2024). The World Health Organization-Five Well-Being Index (WHO-5). Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.

    Official WHO publication of the WHO-5.

    Official / source page · accessed 2026-10-19 · Opened and checked

  5. U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, National Center for PTSD. PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5).

    States the measure is in the public domain and intended for qualified professionals and researchers.

    Official / source page · accessed 2026-10-19 · Opened and checked

  6. U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, National Center for PTSD. Primary Care PTSD Screen for DSM-5 (PC-PTSD-5).

    States the measure is in the public domain; positive screens require further assessment.

    Official / source page · accessed 2026-10-19 · Opened and checked

  7. Psychology Foundation of Australia / UNSW. DASS frequently asked questions.

    States the DASS is public domain; DASS-21 scale scores are multiplied by 2.

    Official / source page · accessed 2026-10-19 · Opened and checked

  8. Laboratory for the Study of Stress, Immunity, and Disease, Carnegie Mellon University. Scales: Perceived Stress Scale.

    Permission requests are made, free of charge, through MAPI Research Trust's ePROVIDE platform.

    Official / source page · accessed 2026-10-19 · Opened and checked

  9. Harvard Medical School, National Comorbidity Survey. K10 and K6 scales.

    Copyright Ronald C. Kessler; use requires acknowledging copyright and citing Kessler et al. (2003).

    Official / source page · accessed 2026-10-19 · Opened and checked

  10. Mapi Research Trust, ePROVIDE. Insomnia Severity Index (ISI).

    Distribution and permission platform for the ISI.

    Official / source page · accessed 2026-10-19 · Located by search; open to confirm current terms

  11. World Health Organization. WHO Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0 (WHODAS 2.0).

    Official WHO page for WHODAS 2.0 and its versions.

    Official / source page · accessed 2026-10-19 · Located by search; open to confirm current terms

  12. Pearson. Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale, Fifth Edition (WAIS-5).

    Publisher page for the current adult Wechsler scale; restricted to qualified users.

    Official / source page · accessed 2026-10-19 · Located by search; open to confirm

  13. University of Minnesota. New release of world-standard psych test for today's population (MMPI-3).

    Announcement of the MMPI-3; the University of Minnesota Press holds the MMPI copyrights.

    Official / source page · accessed 2026-10-19 · Located by search; open to confirm

Further reading Recommended further reading

Widely used textbooks and handbooks for deeper study. Editions change; check for the latest edition.

  1. Kazdin, A. E. Research design in clinical psychology (latest edition). Pearson.

    Comprehensive graduate text on clinical research methods.

    No URL recorded · Check for the latest edition

  2. Groth-Marnat, G., & Wright, A. J. Handbook of psychological assessment (latest edition). Wiley.

    Practical guide to major assessment instruments and report writing.

    No URL recorded · Check for the latest edition

  3. Norcross, J. C., & Goldfried, M. R. (Eds.). Handbook of psychotherapy integration (latest edition). Oxford University Press.

    Core reference on integrative approaches.

    No URL recorded · Check for the latest edition

  4. Barkham, M., Lutz, W., & Castonguay, L. G. (Eds.). Bergin and Garfield's handbook of psychotherapy and behavior change (latest edition). Wiley.

    The standard research handbook on psychotherapy outcomes and process.

    No URL recorded · Check for the latest edition and editors

  5. Koocher, G. P., & Keith-Spiegel, P. Ethics in psychology and the mental health professions: Standards and cases (latest edition). Oxford University Press.

    Case-based ethics text (US focus).

    No URL recorded · Check for the latest edition

  6. Lezak, M. D., and colleagues. Neuropsychological assessment (latest edition). Oxford University Press.

    The standard reference text on neuropsychological assessment.

    No URL recorded · Check for the latest edition and authors

  7. Sommers-Flanagan, J., & Sommers-Flanagan, R. Clinical interviewing (latest edition). Wiley.

    Practical text on interviewing, including mental status and suicide assessment interviewing.

    No URL recorded · Check for the latest edition