Research areas of the Department of Medical Psychology and Psychophysiology of Saint Petersburg State University
Journal Title: Archives of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy - Year 2017, Vol 19, Issue 1
Abstract
This article represents primary aspects of Saint Petersburg School of Clinical Psychology and briefly describes the history of the question, as well as basic research branches implemented at the department of Medical Psychology and Psychophysiology at Saint Petersburg State University, Russia. The main key areas of research presented in the article are the following: research in the field of theory and methodology of clinical psychology, psychological research in clinical and preventive medicine, research in the field of pediatric and perinatal clinical psychology, research on the theory and practice of psychotherapy, research in psychophysiology, and development of methods for clinical psychodiagnostics.
Authors and Affiliations
Olga Shchelkova, Irina Grandilevskaya, Ekaterina Burina, Piotr Trąbczyński
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