Writing example client cases to use in your teaching can be time-consuming and challenging! The library has a variety of case books available with existing cases and several professional outlets have also created collections of cases:
Pragmatic Case Studies in Psychotherapy (PCSP) is an open access journal "devoted to advancing knowledge of clinical process of psychotherapy, clinical outcome, and clinical training/research through the innovative use of carefully crafted and peer reviewed clinical case studies."
Access & Permissions: Free to access and use. All articles published as "open access" under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial Share Alike 3.0 License.
From the APA, this collection of case examples showcase "recommended interventions in the treatment of depression across the lifespan."
Access & Permissions: Free to access. APA has received permission to share and reproduce these case studies from various publishers. Each case notes the original source and permissions acquired from the publisher.
Hosted by the University of Buffalo, the NSTA's collection contains over 950 peer-reviewed case studies on a variety of topics in all areas of science. Browse the psychology cases at this webpage.
Access & Permissions: Some free to access; some available only with a subscription. Copyright owned by the NSTA.
Case studies in abnormal behavior, 4th edition (1999) by Robert G. Meyer Available in print: 616.8909 M612
Case studies in applied behavior analysis for students and adults with disabilities (2017) by Keith Story & Linda Haymes. Available in print: 371.9 S884
Case studies in multicultural counseling and therapy (2014) edited by Derald Wing Sue, Miguel E. Gallardo, Helen A. Neville. Available in print: 616.89 S944
DSM-5 clinical cases (2023) edited by John W. Barnhill. Available in print: 616.89075 D811 2023
DSM-5-TR made easy: The clinician's guide to diagnosis (2023) by James R. Morrison. Available in print: 616.89075 M878 2023
Handbook of psychotherapy case formulation (2022) edited by Tracy D. Eells. Available in print: 616.8914 H46 2022
The Lanahan Cases in abnormal behavior (2018) by Kayla F. Bernheim. Available in print: 616.89 B527 2018
Learning DSM-5 by case example (2017) by Michael B. First et al. Available in print: 616.89075 F527
Older Adults in Psychotherapy (1992) by Bob G. Knight. Available in print: 618.9768914 K595
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Case Studies, by Tippawan Sookruay, The Noun Project (CCBY)