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Psychology, recognized as a respected and widely acknowledged scientific discipline on a global scale, has found itself confronted by a disconcerting phenomenon in recent times i.e. fragmentation within its own ranks. This disintegration of coherence and unity within the field has kindled significant concerns and apprehensions among psychologists and scholar-activists deeply vested in the discipline. By systematically exploring the individual chapters of the book, the present paper provides a comprehensive review of the book titled “Towards an Integrative Psychological Science- Issues, Approaches and Applications” with an aim  to provide readers with profound insights into its scholarly content. We believe that in contemporary psychology, the cohesiveness of the field has been under scrutiny. This review emphasised our directing attention towards the significance of addressing fragmentation within psychology and the potential pathways to the integration of the discipline that this book has brought to us. Henceforth, this review concludes by presenting a perspective on the future of integrative psychological science from the perspective we have gained through this book.

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Kaur, H., Singh, T. Towards an Integrative Psychological Science-Issues, Approaches and Applications. Psychol Stud (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12646-025-00830-9

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  • Psychology
  • Science
  • Integration
  • Fragmentation
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