Science And Psychology

APSARA KATUWAL  DANGOL This article includes a brief description related to current controversies, challenges, problems and debates going on in the field of Clinical Psychology. Clinical Psychology deals with the treatment of mental illness, abnormal behavior and psychiatric problem, these current controversies create meaning in updating this concerned field. Prescription Privilege Movement The first prescription privilege movement was introduced in Hawaii in 1985, where a psychologist was seeking bill for prescription authority. The only thing that differentiated psychiatrist and psychologist were degree and prescription authority. But now even psychologists are able to prescribe medicines for a patient with 2 years of post doctoral training or clinical psychopharmacology.  Former President of American Psychological Association, Patrick H. DeLeon & Morgan T. Sammons (expert in psychopharmacology) took part in the first experimental pilot program of psychologist prescri

APSARA KATUWAL  DANGOL Clinical Psychology deals with the treatment of mental illness, abnormal behavior and psychiatric problems. The proper research in clinical psychology can benefit human life in many aspects. Any clinical practices which are carried out if is not reliable then the patient and client can be in more trouble who has reached to a psychologist for a help. Why is it important to do research in clinical psychology through many assessment tools are made? This question might come in mind when psychologist only thinks of treating the patient but not healing the patient.  The necessities of research in clinical psychology have been described below: 1. Research provides the foundation of Knowlege: There is a saying that " Little knowledge is dangerous". May be a counselor or psychologist knows about depression but he doesn't know how to deal with a depressed person, then that knowledge somehow becomes useless. So, research can provide the foundation