Dorsch - Lexikon der Psychologie

Dorsch - Encyclopedia of Psychology in its 20th, updated edition: The Foundations and Comprehensive Knowledge of Psychology

With the 20th edition, the 100-year tradition of Dorsch continues as a current, contemporary standard reference in psychology. The encyclopedia offers a compact and comprehensible overview of the development as well as the foundational and applied knowledge of psychology through over 13,000 individual entries. More than 600 renowned experts present psychology in its full breadth and diversity. With approximately 300 new and about 250 updated contributions, current developments are particularly addressed, reflecting new psychological insights, modern scientific standards, and societal changes.

The encyclopedia organizes the content into 19 subfields of psychology: This allows for a structured and informative entry point and simplifies navigation regarding terms, concepts, and application areas. For example, in the area of "Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy," various forms of mental disorders are thoroughly presented by experts and systematically arranged in a comprehensive overview table, based on the DSM-5 and ICD-10 catalogs. In the area of "Psychological Diagnostics," over 600 diagnostic testing methods are presented, organized by content themes.