title: Introduction to special section on client-therapy interaction research.
abstract: The gap between intuition and research concerning the differential effectiveness of therapies is addressed in the current set of articles. Conceptual and methodological problems common to interactional research are discussed, and alternative research strategies are offered.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Arizona, Tucson 85721.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Shoham-Salomon
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D012107:Research Design / Q000592:standards