Science and Psychotherapy
Developing Research-Based Knowledge That Enhances the Effectiveness of Practice
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20178614 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John Mcleod (0000-0002-2802-3525, Russian State Agrarian Correspondence University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 82-101 |
| Publication date | 2017-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Transactional Analysis Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0362-1537 • E-ISSN: 2329-5244 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0362153717694885 |
| OpenAlex | W2590506579 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 53 |
Being a psychotherapist involves the development of a reflexive capacity to draw on diverse sources of knowledge, including personal, practical, and research-based ways of knowing. The professional status and accountability of psychotherapy require that it take seriously the need to be research informed. Although a substantial amount of psychotherapy research is carried out and published each year, it has had a limited impact on practice. This paper examines issues and challenges associated with the task of creating reliable scientific evidence around the process and outcomes of psychotherapy. It is suggested that the key principles for the conduct of science, as identified by philosophers of science, call for a collective approach organized around a research community that embraces a critical approach to theory accompanied by flexibility around method. The implications of these principles for psychotherapy research are discussed in relation to strategically significant aspects of contemporary psychotherapy research. The paper concludes by offering some suggestions for making the most effective use of the research resources available to the psychotherapy profession
Accountability · Engineering ethics · Political science · Psychotherapist · Reflexivity · Social science · Sociology · Computer Science · Health Policy Implementation Science · Mental Health and Psychiatry · Psychology · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
The Great Psychotherapy Debate
Conjectures and Refutations
Use of qualitative methods alongside randomised controlled trials of complex healthcare interventions
Process evaluation in randomised controlled trials of complex interventions
Falsification and the Methodology of Scientific Research Programmes
Developing and evaluating complex interventions
Narrative Truth and Historical Truth
Avoidance, Vicious Cycles, and Experiential Disconfirmation of Script
Methodology for the Human Sciences
Everybody knows psychology is not a real science”
Being ‘evidence-based’ in the absence of evidence
Trust, regulatory processes and Nice decision-making
Philosophy of science and the foundations of psychotherapy
The effects of cognitive behavioral therapy as an anti-depressive treatment is falling
A qualitative meta-analysis examining clients' experiences of psychotherapy
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,06 |
| Citation span | 1990 - 2017 (28) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |