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- Title
On the need for a new psychotherapy research paradigm: comment on Westen, Novotny, and Thompson-Brenner (2004).
- Authors
Goldfried, Marvin R; Eubanks-Carter, Catherine
- Abstract
Basic, process, and outcome research have the potential to inform clinical practice. However, as D. Westen, C. M. Novotny, and H. Thompson-Brenner observed in their timely analysis, the current dominant paradigm for psychotherapy outcome research--the randomized clinical trial--is not fulfilling this potential. The field's reliance on the medical model and manual-based interventions has contributed to the gap between research and clinical practice. Greater collaboration between practitioners and researchers, a focus on therapeutic principles rather than treatment packages, and systemic changes in how scholarly efforts are reinforced are needed to shift the current research paradigm.
- Publication
Psychological bulletin, 2004, Vol 130, Issue 4, p669
- ISSN
0033-2909
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1037/0033-2909.130.4.669