Trends and Issues in Clinical Psychology

Abstract

  This paper reviews current trends in clinical psychological studies that were published from July 2016 to June 2017. First, based on the definition of "clinical psychology," a brief overview is provided of research published in the "clinical" category of The 59th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Association of Educational Psychology. The studies are classified by research subject, with characteristic keywords being cited and a summarization of the symposium being shown for the categories. Second, the author reviews papers on clinical psychology that were published in four academic journals. Studies on college students include those dealing with "depression" and "interpersonal relationships," etc., and studies on "independent to adulthood" were also characteristic. Studies for elementary, junior high, and high school students included those on "stress," "bullying," "help-seeking," and "psychological education." In addition, studies are included on "supporters:" teachers, parents, young psychologists, and the staff members of care facilities. Lastly, issues and perspectives on clinical psychology are discussed.