Methodological issues & strategies in clinical research / edited by Alan E. Kazdin.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kazdin, Alan E.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Clinical psychology--Research--Methodology.

Clinical psychology.

Physical Description:

xix, 913 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Edition:

Third edition.

Other Title:

Methodological issues and strategies in clinical research

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, [2003]

Summary:

This third edition of the now-classic Methodological Issues and Strategies in Clinical Research is, like its predecessors, intended to assist students and professionals alike in increasing their mastery of the range of methodological approaches available with which to examine clinical issues and phenomena. Editor Alan E. Kazdin's goal is to foster a greater understanding of the implications of decisions about methodology and design in the context of contemporary research practices. Presented are articles on experimental design; the principles, procedures, and practices that govern research; assessment of study constructs and their interrelationships; potential sources of artifact and bias; methods of data analysis and interpretation; ethical issues; and publication and communication of research findings. The book's divisions mirror the logical and (often) the temporal order of the research process, focusing in turn on each step traversed during the course of an investigation.

With 21 new articles and significantly revised and expanded introductory material, the third edition features many scholarly contributions that explicate core concepts, survey contemporary issues in research, and elaborate on ethical responsibilities in relation both to research participants and to science itself. Additions include articles on mediators and moderators of effects, on methods for studying the efficacy and effectiveness of psychotherapy, and on ways of incorporating systematic observation and evaluation into clinical practice to improve patient care. A key concept reiterated throughout is that methodology, far from being a neutral tool for acquiring knowledge, is rather a powerful contributor to and determinant of the knowledge that one obtains.

Contents:

Chapter 1. Methodology: What It Is and Why It Is So Important / Alan E. Kazdin 5

Chapter 2. Unified Psychology / Robert J. Sternberg, Elena L. Grigorenko 23

II. Beginning the Research Process 49

Research Ideas 55

Chapter 3. Getting Out of Our Conceptual Ruts: Strategies for Expanding Conceptual Frameworks / Allan W. Wicker 57

Chapter 4. Toward Terminological, Conceptual, and Statistical Clarity in the Study of Mediators and Moderators: Examples From the Child-Clinical and Pediatric Psychology Literatures / Grayson N. Holmbeck 77

Foci of Research 107

Chapter 5. In Defense of External Invalidity / Douglas G. Mook 109

Chapter 6. When Small Effects Are Impressive / Deborah A. Prentice, Dale T. Miller 127

III. Methods: Principles and Practices 139

Sampling Participants and Conditions 145

Chapter 7. Random Sampling, Randomization, and Equivalence of Contrasted Groups in Psychotherapy Outcome Research / Louis M. Hsu 147

Chapter 8. Stimulus Sampling in Clinical Research: Representative Design Reviewed / Brendan A. Maher 163

Ethnicity and Underrepresented Groups 171

Chapter 9. Science, Ethnicity, and Bias: Where Have We Gone Wrong? / Stanley Sue 173

Chapter 10. Ethnic Representation in a Sample of the Literature of Applied Psychology / Leslie Case, timothy B. Smith 189

IV. Assessment 199

Developing Measures 205

Chapter 11. Constructing Validity: Basic Issues in Objective Scale Development / Lee Anna Clark, David Watson 207

Reliability, Validity, and Utility 233

Chapter 12. Clinical Applications of Analogue Behavioral Observation: Dimensions of Psychometric Evaluation / Stephen N. Haynes 235

Chapter 13. Psychological Testing and Psychological Assessment: A Review of Evidence and Issues / Gregory J. Meyer, Stephen E. Finn, Lorraine D. Eyde, Gary G. Kay, Kevin L. Moreland, Robert R. Dies, Elena J. Eisman, Tom W. Kubiszyn, Geoffrey M. Reed|p265

Measurement Among Different Samples 347

Chapter 14. Methodological Issues in Assessment Research With Ethnic Minorities / Sumie Okazaki, Stanley Sue 349

V. Data Analysis, Evaluation, and Interpretation 369

Background and Underpinnings of Data Analyses 377

Chapter 15. On the Origins of the .05 Level of Statistical Significance / Michael Cowles, Caroline Davis 379

Chapter 16. Hypothesis Validity of Clinical Research / Bruce E. Wampold, Betsy Davis, Roland H. Good III 389

Chapter 17. Things I Have Learned (So Far) / Jacob Cohen 407

Null Hypotheses and Statistical Significance Testing 425

Chapter 18. A Power Primer / Jacob Cohen 427

Chapter 19. Statistical Significance Testing and Cumulative Knowledge in Psychology: Implications for Training of Researchers / Frank L. Schmidt 437

Chapter 20. One Cheer for Null Hypothesis Significance Testing / Howard Wainer 461

Chapter 21. The Proof of the Pudding: An Illustration of the Relative Strengths of Null Hypothesis, Meta-Analysis, and Bayesian Analysis / George S. Howard, Scott E. Maxwell, Kevin J. Fleming 465

VI. Special Topics in Clinical Research 493

Treatment Evaluation: Efficacy and Effectiveness 503

Chapter 22. Research on Psychotherapy Efficacy and Effectiveness: Between Scylla and Charybdis? / Peter E. Nathan, Scott P. Stuart, Sara L. Dolan 505

Chapter 23. Are Results of Randomized Controlled Trials Useful to Psychotherapists? / Jacqueline B. Persons, George Silberschatz 547

Chapter 24. Improving the Transition From Basic Efficacy Research to Effectiveness Studies: Methodological Issues and Procedures / Gregory N. Clarke 569

Chapter 25. The Role of Method in Treatment Effectiveness Research: Evidence From Meta-Analysis / David B. Wilson, Mark W. Lipsey 589

Evaluation in Clinical Work 617

Chapter 26. Outcome Assessment: From Conceptualization to Implementation / Michael J. Lambert, John C. Okiishi, Arthur E. Finch, Lynn D. Johnson 619

Chapter 27. Single-Participant Research Design: Bringing Science to Managed Care / David L. Morgan, Robin K. Morgan 635

Chapter 28. Drawing Valid Inferences From Case Studies / Alan E. Kazdin 655

Chapter 29. Efficacy and Specific Effects Data on New Treatments: A Case Study Strategy With Mixed Anxiety-Depression / Karla Moras, Leslie A. Telfer, David H. Barlow 671

Expanding Outcome Assessment and Domains 689

Chapter 30. Clinical Significance: Measuring Whether Interventions Make a Difference / Alan E. Kazdin 691

Chapter 31. Toward the Incorporation of Costs, Cost-Effectiveness Analysis, and Cost-Benefit Analysis Into Clinical Research / Brian T. Yates 711

VII. Ethics in Research 729

Guidelines and Codes 735

Chapter 32. Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct / American Psychological Association 737

Chapter 33. Moral Foundations in Research with Human Participants / M. Brewster Smith 771

Special Topics and Issues 779

Chapter 34. Ethical Transgressions of Psychology Graduate Students: Critical Incidents With Implications for Training / Barbara J. Fly, William P. van Bark, Laura Weinman, Karen Strohm Kitchener, Patrick R. Lang 781

Chapter 35. Reflections on Determining Authorship Credit and Authorship Order on Faculty-Student Collaborations / Mark A. Fine, Lawrence A. Kurdek 791

VIII. Publication and Communication of Research 807

Connecting Assessment, Research Design, and Conclusions 811

Chapter 36. Statistical Methods in Psychology Journals: Guidelines and Explanations / Leland Wilkinson, the Task Force on Statistical Inference 813

Journal Publication 835

Chapter 37. Preparing and Evaluating Research Reports / Alan E. Kazdin 837

Chapter 38. Writing a Review Article for Psychological Bulletin / Daryl J. Bem 859

IX. Perspectives on Methodology 875

Chapter 39. Methodology: General Lessons to Guide Research / Alan E. Kazdin 877.

Notes:

"Includes 21 new articles"--Jkt.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1557989583

1557989591

OCLC:

50285468