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How to do discovery‐oriented psychotherapy research
Author(s) -
Mahrer Alvin R.,
Boulet Donald B.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-4679(199912)55:12<1481::aid-jclp6>3.0.co;2-#
Subject(s) - psychology , psychotherapist , psychoanalysis
Abstract A discovery‐oriented approach to psychotherapy research relies on discovery‐oriented research questions. Four such questions are illustrated, together with the logistics of this approach to research, and the practical working steps in carrying out a program of discovery‐oriented research. A case is made for the superior elegance of the discovery‐oriented approach to psychotherapy research. © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Clin Psychol 55: 1481–1493, 1999.