Looking both ways

William B. Stiles, Clara E. Hill, Robert Elliott

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Abstract

On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the journal, Psychotherapy Research, three former editors first look back at: (i) the controversial persistence of the Dodo verdict (i.e., the observation that all bona fide therapies seem equally effective); (ii) the connection between process and outcome; (iii) the move toward methodological pluralism; and (iv) the politicization of the field around evidence-based practice and treatment guidelines. We then look forward to the next 25 years, suggesting that it would be promising to focus on three areas: (i) systematic theory-building research; (ii) renewed attention to fine-grained study of therapist techniques; and (iii) politically expedient research on the outcomes of marginalized or emerging therapies.
LanguageEnglish
Pages282-293
Number of pages12
JournalPsychotherapy Research
Volume25
Issue number3
Early online date27 Nov 2014
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 15 May 2015

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Keywords

  • psychotherapy
  • outcome research
  • process research
  • theory-building
  • therapist techniques
  • politically expedient research

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Stiles, William B. ; Hill, Clara E. ; Elliott, Robert. / Looking both ways. In: Psychotherapy Research. 2015 ; Vol. 25, No. 3. pp. 282-293.
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Stiles WB, Hill CE, Elliott R. Looking both ways. Psychotherapy Research. 2015 May 15;25(3):282-293. https://doi.org/10.1080/10503307.2014.981681

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