Special Issue on Clinical and Health Psychology

Clinical psychology is the psychological specialty that provides continuing and comprehensive mental and behavioral health care for individuals and families; consultation to agencies and communities; training, education and supervision; and research-based practice.

Health psychology is a specialty area that focuses on how biology, psychology, behavior, and social factors influence health and illness. Other terms including medical psychology and behavioral medicine are sometimes used interchangeably with the term health psychology.

In this special issue, we intend to invite front-line researchers and authors to submit original research and review articles on Clinical and Health Psychology. Potential topics include, but are not limited to:

• Psychological, social, cultural and biological factors
• Psychological disorders and mental illnesses
• Abnormal behaviors and treatment
• Psychotherapy
• Cognitive-behavioral therapy
• Psychological adjustment and chronic diseases
• Counselling and intervention
• Stress and depression management
• Psychometric properties and evaluation
• Health promotion, illness prevention and quality of life
• Risk factors

Authors should read over the journal’s For Authors carefully before submission. Prospective authors should submit an electronic copy of their complete manuscript through the journal’s Paper Submission System.

Please kindly notice that the “Special Issue” under your manuscript title is supposed to be specified and the research field “Special Issue – Clinical and Health Psychology” should be chosen during your submission.

According to the following timetable:

For publishing inquiries, please feel free to contact the Editorial Assistant at submission.entrance1@scirp.org

PSYCH Editorial Office

psych@scirp.org