The exponential growth of clinical psychology since the late 1960s can be measured in part by the extensive-perhaps exhaustive-literature on the subject. This proliferation of writing has continued into the new century, and the field has come to be defined as much by its many topics as its many voices.

The Oxford Handbook of Clinical Psychology synthesizes these decades of literature in one extraordinary volume. Comprising chapters from the foremost scholars in clinical psychology, the handbook provides even and authoritative coverage of the research, practice, and policy factors that combine to form today's clinical psychology landscape.

In addition to core sections on topics such as training, assessment, diagnosis, and intervention, the handbook includes valuable chapters devoted to new and emerging issues in the clinical field, including heath care reforms, cultural factors, and technological innovations and challenges. Each chapter offers a review of the most pertinent literature, outlining current issues and identifying possibilities for future research.

Featuring two chapters by Editor David H. Barlow -- one on changes during his own 40-year odyssey in the field, the other projecting ten themes for the future of clinical psychology -- The Oxford Handbook of Clinical Psychology is a landmark publication that is sure to serve as the field's benchmark reference publication for years to come. It is an essential resource for students, clinicians, and researchers across the ever-growing clinical psychology community.

自20世纪60年代末以来，临床心理学的指数式增长可以部分地通过关于该主题的大量--也许是详尽的--文献来衡量。进入新世纪后，这种写作的激增仍在继续，该领域已被其众多的主题和众多的声音所定义。

牛津临床心理学手册》将这几十年的文献综合在一起。该手册由临床心理学领域最重要的学者撰写的章节组成，对研究、实践和政策因素进行了均匀而权威的报道，这些因素共同构成了今天的临床心理学景观。

除了关于培训、评估、诊断和干预等主题的核心章节外，该手册还包括专门讨论临床领域新出现的问题的宝贵章节，包括医疗改革、文化因素以及技术创新和挑战。每一章都对最相关的文献进行了回顾，概述了当前的问题并确定了未来研究的可能性。

牛津临床心理学手册》有两章是由编辑David H. Barlow撰写的--一章是关于他自己在该领域40年来的变化，另一章是关于临床心理学未来的十个主题--《牛津临床心理学手册》是一本里程碑式的出版物，在未来几年内肯定会成为该领域的基准参考出版物。它是不断增长的临床心理学界的学生、临床医生和研究人员的重要资源。