John M. Reisman was an Emeritus Professor of Psychology at Depaul University and a clinical psychologist specializing in children and adolescents. He received his PhD in Clinical Psychology from Michigan State University in 1958 and began his career at Children´s Memorial Hospital in Chicago, and then as Chief Psychologist at Rochester Child Guidance Clinic and a teacher at the University of Rochester. Dr. Reisman became Professor of Psychology at Memphis State University, where he was Director of the Psychology Clinic, and then Professor at Depaul University in Chicago, where he was Director of Clinical Training. Dr. Reisman was a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and the author of numerous scholarly articles and six books, including A History of Clinical Psychology, Toward the Integration of Psychotherapy, The Anatomy of Friendship, and Principles of Psychotherapy with Children.
Originally published in 1991, A History of Clinical Psychology: Second Edition begins in the late 18th century with a climate of ideas receptive to the development of clinical psychology, and proceeds to trace its growth in theoretical systems, techniques, practices, and professional organization. After the first chapter, which sets the stage for what follows, each chapter is devoted to a particular decade and is divided into these sections: a brief sketch of events, mostly outside psychology, to give a hint of the Zeitgeist; concepts and theories concerning "normal" personality functioning and some of the persons who advocated them; the major diagnostic techniques employed and the people who devised them; diagnostic formulations which were influential and those who conceived them; treatments proposed and used and those who practiced them; and the development of the profession and those who promoted it. This edition required two new chapters along with a few changes to the earlier chapters to bring it up to date. During the time between editions clinical psychologists had become an influential, if not dominant, voice in American psychology, and clinical psychology could be found in varying stages of growth throughout the world.
Preface. Preface to the First Edition. Part I: The First Generation 1. Roots 2. The Hopeful Psychologists: 1890–1899 3. Early Triumphs: 1900–1909 Part II: The Second Generation 4. Psychologists Go to War: 1910–1919 5. School Rivalry: 1920–1929 6. Shared Values: 1930–1939 Part III: The Third Generation 7. To the Victors: 1940–1949 8. Questions, Doubts, and Responsibility: 1950–1959 9. The Oppressive Environment: 1960–1969 Part IV: The Fourth Generation 10. A Professional Establishment: 1970–1979 11. Openness: 1980–1989. References. Index.
First published in 1991, this book begins in the late 18th century with a climate of ideas receptive to the development of clinical psychology, and proceeds to trace its growth in theoretical systems, techniques, practices, and professional organization. After the first chapter, each chapter is devoted to a particular decade.
