The Intersection Between Cognitive and Clinical Psychology A Review of Reviewed by Christopher Koch Psychology has been criticized for being a fragmented discipline (e.g., Sternberg & Grigorenko, 2001). Although this fragmentation may be partly due to the breadth of psychology and specialized areas of research, there are numerous points of intersection between the various subdisciplines that can serve as fruitful areas of discovery and collaboration. In the introductory chapter of Cognitive Methods and Their Application to Clinical Research Wenzel and Rubin note two trends. One is that clinical psychologists often adapt standard laboratory tests to examine information processing (David, Miclea, & Opre, 2004). The second trend is that cognitive psychologists are using clinical populations to extend their theories. This interaction between cognitive and clinical psychology provides a variety of possibilities for discovery. Unfortunately, this interaction between subdisciplines in psychology is fairly uncommon. A PsycINFO database search on memory and clinical psychology or measurement or assessment produced 3,655 articles and chapters. This number represents only 7.65 percent of the Cognitive Methods and Their Application to Clinical Research by Amy Wenzel David C. Rubin Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, 2005. 289 pp. ISBN 1-59147-185-0. $59.95 Page 1 of 4 PsycCRITIQUES - The Intersection Between Cognitive and Clinical Psychology 4/5/2006 http://www.psycinfo.com/psyccritiques/display/?uid=2005-01773-001