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4.01.7.1.1 Witmer Lightner Witmer, who studied with both Cattell and Wundt, established the first American psychological clinic at the University of Pennsylvania in 1896. This event is considered by many as the beginning of clinical psychology (Garfield, 1965; McReynolds, 1987, 1996). Witmer's approach to assessment was focused on determining the causes of children's problems and then to make recommendations for treatment. Diagnoses, per se, were not considered important, however, Witmer did ... Clinical psychology is defined as a professional practice that involves licensed psychologists who hold a doctoral degree in psychology , authorized to diagnose and assess individual clients while providing preventive and therapeutic services. AI generated definition based on: Encyclopedia of Gerontology (Second Edition), 2007 About this page The scientific review of mental health practice: Objective investigations of controversial and unorthodox claims in clinical psychology , psychiatry, and social work, Vol. 5 (1), Prometheus Books, Amherst, NY (2007), pp. 53 - 64 Introduction Clinical psychology is a subject that focuses on the psychological (that is, the emotional, biological, cognitive, social, and behavioral) aspects of human functioning in varying socioeconomic, clinical , and cultural groups as well as in different age groups. This life span approach necessitates a focus on developmental psychology as well as on the dynamics of change for behavior, emotion, and cognition. The aim of clinical psychology is to understand, predict, and treat or ...