Paradoxical procedures and single-case methodology: review and recommendations.
Recently, paradoxical techniques have been increasingly employed by behavior therapists. The present paper: summarizes case study paradoxical investigations, reviews paradoxical procedures evaluated via intrasubject replication designs, and offers suggestions for continued use of single-case methodology in paradoxical research. Five major design strategies (reversal, time-series, multiple-baseline, simultaneous treatment and changing criterion) are discussed and examples provided within each area. Specific recommendations are made for a further merging of single-case experimental designs and paradoxical therapies.
D000379:Agoraphobia / Q000628:therapy; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007604:Juvenile Delinquency / Q000534:rehabilitation; D012106:Research; D007319:Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders / Q000628:therapy