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Multiple‐case depth research: Bringing experience‐near closer
Author(s) -
Schneider Kirk J.
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<1531::aid-jclp10>3.0.co;2-f
Subject(s) - psychology , mainstream , existentialism , experiential learning , psychotherapist , psychoanalytic theory , variety (cybernetics) , outcome (game theory) , humanistic psychology , cognition , humanism , cognitive psychology , epistemology , computer science , artificial intelligence , mathematics education , philosophy , theology , mathematics , mathematical economics , neuroscience , political science , law
The term “experience‐near” has become associated with a variety of alternatives to mainstream clinical research. These alternatives converge on one basic methodological goal—faithfulness to clinical phenomena as lived. This article presents one approach to lived clinical phenomena that I term multiple‐case depth research or MCDR. MCDR is a novel and highly sensitive methodology that combines both in‐depth case investigation with experiential therapeutic principles. To illustrate the power of MCDR, I present a hypothetical process and outcome study involving three client cohorts (those who undergo respectively cognitive‐behavioral therapy, intersubjective psychoanalytic therapy, and existential‐humanistic therapy). I detail the structure of this hypothetical study, the steps by which it proceeds, and the yield that it portends. I conclude that, if conducted properly, MCDR can provide rich, valid, and unprecedented insight into effective psychotherapy. © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Clin Psychol 55: 1531–1540, 1999.