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Bruchmuller, Katrin; Margraf, Jurgen; Schneider, Silvia – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2012
Objective: Unresolved questions exist concerning diagnosis of ADHD. First, some studies suggest a potential overdiagnosis. Second, compared with the male-female ratio in the general population (3:1), many more boys receive ADHD treatment compared with girls (6-9:1). We hypothesized that this occurs because therapists do not adhere to "Diagnostic…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Psychologists, Mental Disorders, Criteria
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Newman, Michelle G.; Castonguay, Louis G.; Borkovec, Thomas D.; Fisher, Aaron J.; Boswell, James F.; Szkodny, Lauren E.; Nordberg, Samuel S. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2011
Objective: Recent models suggest that generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) symptoms may be maintained by emotional processing avoidance and interpersonal problems. Method: This is the first randomized controlled trial to test directly whether cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) could be augmented with the addition of a module targeting interpersonal…
Descriptors: Statistical Analysis, Rating Scales, Effect Size, Cognitive Restructuring
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Calear, Alison L.; Christensen, Helen; Mackinnon, Andrew; Griffiths, Kathleen M.; O'Kearney, Richard – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2009
The aim in the current study was to investigate the effectiveness of an online, self-directed cognitive-behavioral therapy program (MoodGYM) in preventing and reducing the symptoms of anxiety and depression in an adolescent school-based population. A cluster randomized controlled trial was conducted with 30 schools (N = 1,477) from across…
Descriptors: Intervention, Prevention, Program Effectiveness, Foreign Countries
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Grissom, Robert J. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1994
Discusses appropriate statistical analysis of clinical data based on ordinal categorical outcome scales. Chi-square analysis is called inappropriate for testing superiority of one therapy over another when outcome is ordinal categorical. Emphasizes estimation of clinically informative effect sizes after statistical significance has been attained…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Outcomes of Treatment, Research Methodology, Statistical Analysis
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Watson, Jeanne C.; Bedard, Danielle L. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2006
The authors compared clients' emotional processing in good and bad outcome cases in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and process-experiential therapy (PET) and investigated whether clients' emotional processing increases over the course of therapy. Twenty minutes from each of 3 sessions from 40 clients were rated on the Experiencing Scale. A 2 *…
Descriptors: Psychotherapy, Comparative Analysis, Behavior Modification, Cognitive Restructuring
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Garfield, Sol L., Ed. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1983
Contains seven articles discussing the application of meta-analysis to research on outcomes in psychotherapy. Provides a framework for understanding meta-analytic procedures and outlines major techniques. Reviews criticisms of integration of psychotherapy outcome research. Evaluates comparative therapy outcome research and discusses limitations of…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Evaluation Methods, Psychotherapy, Research Methodology