clinical psychologist

noun

plural clinical psychologists
: a licensed psychologist with an advanced degree who assesses, diagnoses, and treats mental, emotional, and behavioral issues : a specialist in clinical psychology
Evaluations were conducted by trained doctoral-level clinical psychology students, supervised by a licensed clinical psychologist.International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology

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Morse and others like him can make a big difference in stopping suicides by firearm because chances are high that owners who don't have easy access to their guns during a moment of crisis won't die, said Rutgers professor Michael Anestis, a clinical psychologist. Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2024 Jenny Taitz is a clinical psychologist and an assistant clinical professor in psychiatry at UCLA. Jenny Taitz, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024 Mattress Type The best type of queen size mattress is subjective to the sleeper, says Wendy Troxel, PhD, a senior behavioral scientist at the RAND Corporation and a licensed clinical psychologist. Macy Alcido, Architectural Digest, 31 Oct. 2024 These results might seem like compelling evidence for social transmission of mental health disorders, but other researchers—such as Eiko Fried, a clinical psychologist at Leiden University in the Netherlands—have suggested that the Finnish team may not have controlled for all relevant confounders. Joshua Cohen, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for clinical psychologist 

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First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of clinical psychologist was in 1900

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“Clinical psychologist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clinical%20psychologist. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.

Medical Definition

clinical psychologist

noun
: a licensed psychologist with an advanced degree who assesses, diagnoses, and treats mental, emotional, and behavioral issues : a specialist in clinical psychology
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