Books By Phillip M. (Assistant Clinical Professor, Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Boston University Kleespies - Author

Phillip M. Kleespies, PhD, ABPP, is Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Boston University School of Medicine and a Clinical Psychologist at the VA Boston Healthcare System. He has been a pioneer in developing the area of psychological practice known as behavioral emergencies. Dr. Kleespies was the founding President of the Section on Clinical Emergencies and Crises, a section of the APA Society of Clinical Psychology. His many publications and his mentoring have emphasized acquiring a knowledge base as well as clinical skill in decision making under dynamic conditions with high-risk individuals.