How to do discovery-oriented psychotherapy research.
A discovery-oriented approach to psychotherapy research relies on discovery-oriented research questions. Four such questions are illustrated, together with the logistics of this approach to research, and the practical working steps in carrying out a program of discovery-oriented research. A case is made for the superior elegance of the discovery-oriented approach to psychotherapy research.
Mahrer
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School of Psychology, University of Ottawa, Canada. amahrer@uottawa.ca
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D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D006801:Humans; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D012107:Research Design