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Clinical death is the definiton of death based on lack of heartbeat and respiration

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Clinical Description refers to a summary of unique behaviors, thoughts, and feelings which together make up the features of a given psychological disorder.

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Clinical disorders refer to all childhood and adult mental disorders contained in the DSM-IV-TR with the exception of Personality disorders and mental retardation.

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Deutsch: Klinische Dokumentation / Español: Documentación Clínica / Português: Documentação Clínica / Français: Documentation Clinique / Italiano: Documentazione Clinica

Clinical Documentation in the psychology context refers to the comprehensive and systematic recording of information related to the assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and ongoing management of a client's mental health. This documentation serves multiple purposes, including providing a detailed account of the client's psychological history, treatment plans, progress notes, outcomes of assessments, and any changes in mental status or treatment responses. It's an essential component of psychological practice, ensuring continuity of Care, facilitating communication among healthcare providers, and supporting clinical decision-making.

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Clinical efficacy axis is one of a proposed set of guidelines for evaluating clinical Interventions on the evidence of thei

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Clinical equipoise refers to the ethical issue requiring clinicians to provide the best possible treatment for their patients, thus limiting Research to studies that compare equally p

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- Clinical health psychology : Clinical health psychology refers to a broad specialty in professional psychology, that spans the three (3) main segments and in which clinical practitioners work.

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Clinical interpretation refers to a complex, inferential process in which the clinician considers the information at hand, such as interview data and test results to conceptualize t

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