title: Looking both ways.
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.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Psychology , Miami University , Oxford , OH , USA.
authors.forename: William B
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Stiles
authors.forename: Clara E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Hill
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Elliott
mesh_terms: D055317:Evidence-Based Practice; D006801:Humans; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D013811:Psychotherapeutic Processes; D011613:Psychotherapy
keywords: outcome research; politically expedient research; process research; psychotherapy; theory-building; therapist techniques