Albert Ellis was an American psychologist and psychotherapist who founded rational emotive behavior therapy. He held MA and PhD degrees in clinical psychology from Columbia University, and was certifi
Ellis c. 1966
Clinical psychology is an integration of human science, behavioral science, theory, and clinical knowledge aimed at understanding, preventing, and relieving psychological distress or dysfunction as we
Many 18th century treatments for psychological distress were based on pseudo-scientific ideas, such as Phrenology.
Cover of The Psychological Clinic, the first journal of clinical psychology, published in 1907 by Lightner Witmer
The University of Pennsylvania was the first to offer formal education in clinical psychology.
Fluoxetine hydrochloride, branded by Lilly as Prozac, is an antidepressant drug prescribed by physicians, psychiatrists, and some nurses.