I am looking for concise information regarding the development of the doctorate in pscyhology...

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You might begin with the early history by Caddy

Caddy, G. R. (1982). The emergence of professional psychology: Background to the Virginia Beach conference and beyond. In R. Peterson and D. Fishman (Eds.), Professional psychology review. Vol. I. Educating professional psychologists: Proceedings of the Virginia Beach conference on education in professional psychology--and beyond (pp. 3-18). New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction Books. This book has extensive history regarding the PsyD The first PsyD was at Rutgers, and they have information posted on their website.

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