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SENIOR CAREER AWARD PAPER

Psychotherapy change process research: Realizing the promise

Pages 123-135 | Received 03 Jul 2009, Accepted 03 Nov 2009, Published online: 21 Jan 2010
 

Abstract

Change process research (CPR) is the study of the processes by which change occurs in psychotherapy and is a necessary complement to randomized clinical trials and other forms of efficacy research. In this article the author describes and evaluates four types of CPR. The first three are basic designs and include quantitative process–outcome, qualitative helpful factors, and microanalytic sequential process; the fourth, the significant events approach, refers to methods such as task analysis and comprehensive process analysis that integrate the first three. The strengths and weaknesses of each design are described and summarized using both causal and practical criteria as part of an overall argument for systematic methodological pluralism.

Abstract

Veränderungsprozess-Forschung (CPR) ist die Untersuchung von Prozessen, durch welche Veränderung in der Psychotherapie auftritt und notwendige Ergänzung in randomisiert-klinischen Studien und anderen Formen der Wirksamkeitsforschung. Der Autor beschreibt und bewertet in diesem Artikel vier Formen von CPR. Die ersten drei sind elementare Designs und beinhalten den quantitativen Prozess-Ergebnis-Ansatz, den qualitativen Ansatz der hilfreichen Faktoren, und den mikroanalytischen sequenziellen Prozess-Ansatz. Das vierte Design – der Ansatz der bedeutsamen Ereignisse – bezieht sich auf Methoden wie “Task Analysis” und “Comprehensive Process Analysis”, welche die Methoden der ersten drei integrieren. Die Stärken und Schwächen jedes Designs werden beschrieben und zusammengefasst indem sowohl kausale wie auch praktische Kriterien herangezogen werden um ein umfassendes Argument für einen systematisch-methodischen Pluralismus zu geben.

Abstract

La recherche sur le processus de changement (CPR) est une étude des processus par lesquels le changement intervient en psychothérapie et un complément nécessaire aux essais cliniques randomisés et autres formes de recherches d'efficacité. Dans cet article les auteurs décrivent et évaluent quatre types de CPR. Les trois premiers sont des conceptions basiques qui incluent des processus-résultats quantitatifs, des facteurs qualitatifs aidants et des processus séquentiels microanalytiques; le quatrième l'approche par événements significatifs, réfère à des méthodes telles que l'analyse de tâche et l'analyse détaillée de processus qui intègre les trois premiers. Les forces et faiblesses de chaque conception sont décrits et résumés en utilisant à la fois des critères causaux et pratiques comme partie d'un argument général pour un pluralisme méthodologique systématique.

Abstract

Investigação do processo de mudança (CPR) é o estudo do processo através do qual a mudança ocorre em psicoterapia e é um complemento necessário aos ensaios clínicos randomizados e outras formas de eficácia terapêutica. Neste artigo, o autor descreve e avalia quatro tipos de CPR. Os primeiros três são desenhos metodológicos básicos e incluem processos-resultado quantitativos, factores úteis qualitativos e processos sequenciais microanalíticos; o quarto, a abordagem de eventos significativos, refere-se a métodos como análise de tarefas e processos de análise compreensivos que integram os primeiros três. As forças e fraquezas de casa desenho metodológico são descritas e sumariadas recorrendo a critérios causais e práticos como parte de um argumento conjunto do pluralismo metodológico sistemático.

Abstract

La ricerca basata sul processo di cambiamento (CPR) consiste nello studio di come si determina il cambiamento in psicoterapia ed è un necessario completamento ai trial clinici randomizzati e ad altre forme di ricerca di efficacia. In questo articolo l'autore descrive e valuta quattro tipi di CPR. I primi tre sono i disegni di base e includono processo e risultati quantitativi, fattori qualitativi utili e un processo sequenziale microanalitico, il quarto, l'approccio significativo all'evento, si riferisce a metodi come l'analisi del compito e l'analisi dei processi globali che integrano i primi tre. I punti di forza e di debolezza di ogni modello sono descritti e riassunti utilizzando criteri causali e pratici come parte di un argomento generale di pluralismi metodologici sistematici.

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Acknowledgements

An earlier version of this article was presented at the meeting of the Society for Psychotherapy Research, Madison, WI, June 2007.

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