This edited volume offers a rich collection of over 30 empirical and clinical studies, contributed by eminent researchers of psychology and psychiatry from different academic and research institutions of India and abroad. A wide variety of specific research themes from areas such as psychopathological and psychosocial disorders, drug and alcohol abuse, sexual disorders, psychology of HIV/AIDS patients, developmental and conduct disorders, psycho-physical stress, etc., and application of therapeutic interventions in these areas, are covered in these studies. The contents of the book have a high reference value for the concerned scholars and researchers, since they are rich in both, the research methodologies and the research outcomes.