Demontrating that the scope of clinincal psychology is much broader than had been previously thought, this new volume illustrates recent achievements in the field and outlines perspectives for futher applications in research and treatment.

Introduction: Clinical PsychologyIts Successes and Perspectives; I. Florin, W. Fiegenbaum. Progress in Basic Research: Diagnosis, DSMIV and Dimensional Approaches; D.H. Barlow. The Perception of Smell and Taste as a Research Area of Clinical Psychology; R. Ferstl. Psychoendocrinology; D. Hellhammer. Progress in the Treatment of Somatic Disorders: Clinical-Psychological Treatment of Epileptic Seizures; N. Birbaumer; et al. Clinical Health Psychology and Cardiovascular Diseases; A. Steptoe, D. Molineux. Progress in the Treatment of Mental Disorders: Nature and Treatment of Panic Disorder; J. Margraf, A. Ehlers. Anxiety and Physical Symptoms; A. Ehlers, J. Margraf. ObsessiveCompulsive Disorder; P.M.G. Emmelkamp. Schizophrenic Psychoses; K. Hahlweg. Eight additional articles. Index.