Part I. Basic formulation: Prolegomena to Q ; Dependency factor analysis ; Differentiation of R and Q ; Samples and their structure ; Psychological principles ; Some statistical and experimental principles ; Some examples -- Part II. Practical applications: Application to type psychology ; The prior analysis of questionnaires ; Applications to social psychology ; Q-methodology and self-psychology ; Q-methodology and personality ; Q-technique and the projective tests ; Application to clinical psychology ; Review and conclusion