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This article describes the development of the Attachment and Object Relations Inventory (AORI). The AORI, a dimensional measure based on factor structure, was developed in response to the psychometric problems typical to attachment style measures that are categorical in nature. Test-retest reliability and internal consistency were high. A factor analysis of the 75 AORI items confirmed the existence of at least 6 factors and explained approximately 50% of the item variance. Convergent and discriminant validity of the AORI was supported through appropriate relationships with measures of depression, anxiety, and personality, and other measures of attachment and object relations.

This article outlines practical and ethical standards of professional practice in the developing field of Pharmacopsychology. Assessment, treatment, and evaluation concerns are discussed. Seven pharmacotherapy guidelines are suggested. These guidelines include the following issues: special care for specific populations, polypharmacy, and concurrent therapies.

The authors compared level of family‐of‐origin dysfunction of counseling and non‐counseling master's‐degree students. Counseling students' families had significantly higher levels of dysfunction, but counselors did not score lower in level of graduate adjustment.

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