Chapter 8 - Psychotherapy Research

Further academic reading

Berke, D. M., Rozell, C. A., Hogan, T. P., Norcross, J. C., & Karpiak, C. P. (2011). What clinical psychologists know about evidence-based practice: Familiarity with online resources and research methods. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 67, 329–39.

Chambless, D. L., & Ollendick, T. H. (2001). Empirically supported psychological interventions: Controversies and evidence. Annual review of psychology, 52(1), 685–716.

DeRubeis, R. J., & Crits-Christoph, P. (1998). Empirically supported individual and group psychological treatments for adult mental disorders. Journal of consulting and clinical psychology, 66(1), 37–52.

Kazdin, A. E., & Weisz, J. R. (1998). Identifying and developing empirically supported child and adolescent treatments. Journal of consulting and clinical psychology, 66(1), 19–36.

Chambless, D. L., & Hollon, S. D. (1998). Defining empirically supported therapies. Journal of consulting and clinical psychology, 66(1), 7–18.

Westen, D., Novotny, C. M., & Thompson-Brenner, H. (2004). The empirical status of empirically supported psychotherapies: assumptions, findings, and reporting in controlled clinical trials. Psychological bulletin, 130(4), 631–3.

The chapter begins by explaining several types of psychotherapy research, including process research, outcome research, and randomized controlled trials. The chapter then discusses empirically supported treatments and criticisms of using empirically supported treatments.