Functional Analysis in Clinical Psychology

Functional Analysis in Clinical Psychology Peter Sturmey ?Texas Department of Mental Health & Mental Retardation, San Antonio State School, USA Clinicians and students of clinical psychology and behavior therapy will welcome this overview of the important process of functional analysis, particularly the major developments in methods and practice over the last fifteen years. Recent years have seen new questionnaires, interview formats, observational methods and strategies for both the practitioner and the researcher. This book arose principally from a course for clinical psychology students working with a wide range of different clinical populations including adults, children, adolescents, families, older adults and persons with long–term mental health disabilities. The methods and experience reviewed here will be useful to clinical psychologists and behavior therapists working in any problem field. This book appears in The Wiley Series in Clinical Psychology Series Editor: J. Mark G. Williams University of Wales, Bangor, UK