Treatment outcome research generally relies on main effects analysis of variance to determine whether treatments are differentially effective. There is reason to consider disaggregating main effects even when conditions of heterogeneity of variance are not violated. Potential statistical significance of disaggregation can be shown to be function…

Reviews research on six theoretical propositions central to psychodynamic psychotherapy: (1) establish an alliance; (2) patient displays central relationship theme (transference); (3) transference interpretations are helpful; (4) therapist interprets transference; (5) patient gains self-understanding; and (6) patient's improvement is reflected in…

Evaluated characteristics of research on child and adolescent psychotherapy, codifying 223 published studies of psychotherapy from 1970 to 1988 to characterize research, clinical, and methodological characteristics. Found treatment research focused on impact of techniques with little attention to influences that may moderate outcome. Other…

Discusses outcome and process research on couple therapy and integrates articles in journal's special section on couples and couples therapy into the discussion. Discussion of strengths and weaknesses of various designs concludes that within-model comparisons have been more productive in producing knowledge than between-model comparisons. Includes…

Considers efficacy of media-based efforts to prevent adolescent drug use. Reviews selected theories and research, and makes suggestions for integrating social and behavioral theory and research into media prevention strategies. Concludes that scientists and interventionists could improve research and development in this prevention arena.…

Empirical studies based on psychoanalytic model have concentrated on study of therapeutic process and diagnostic groups such as borderline personality disorder (BPD). Work in BPD provides paradigm for future approaches in study of second-order inferences removed from immediate observational field. Concept of structure may be clarified by empirical…

Briefly reviews conceptual and operational limitations of classic approaches to classifying learning disabled children. Examines new classification research with learning disabled populations which is investigating alternative classification schemes through systematic and empirical hypothesis-testing paradigms, and sparking renewed interest in…

Reviewed 252 empirical studies of psychotherapy from "Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology" in 1967/1968, 1977/1978, and 1987/1988. Found main trend to be decline in theory-guided and rise in pragmatic, clinically oriented research. Discusses disadvantages of purely empirical approach to psychotherapy research and makes…

Defines structural equation modeling as comprehensive, flexible approach to research design and data analysis. Provides conceptual overview of clinical research hypotheses that invite evaluation as structural equation models. Particular attention is devoted to hypotheses that are not adequately evaluated using traditional statistical models.…

Used Edwards-Nunnally method to investigate change rates from cohort of older adult outpatients (n=92). Cohort improvement rate was 51%, and deterioration rate was 5%. However, improvement rates for clients with major depression and adjustment disorders were greater than 70%. Change rates of student/staff therapists and of clients treated in…

Responds to Fauber and Long's (1991) overview of research on family therapy with children. Notes several concerns that apply to inferences drawn from risk research. Sees as questionable assertion that various sources of family distress have effects that are mediated primarily through parenting and suggestion that parenting, therefore, is…

Considers three areas with special relevance to liability and child therapy: informed consent, confidentiality, and child-abuse reporting laws. In each area, issues that may be confronted in therapy or research on therapy are discussed, and sampling of relevant laws is explored. Considers suggestions for avoiding potential liability and protecting…

Examines interplay between theory, research, and application in treatment of clinical problems in context of psychotherapy research program for Hispanic behavior problem youth and families. Discusses findings in structural family therapy, measurement of family and child psychodynamic functioning, development of culturally appropriate…

Previous surveys revealed gaps between psychotherapy training, research, and practice. Conducted selective review of research on child therapy and therapy training to address questions concerning who, what, how, and when to train child therapists. Found substantial, as well as some promising leads, gaps in current empirical knowledge about child…

Reviews evidence and theory on issues related to cultural diversity of child clients in therapy: predictive utility and treatment consequences of ethnic membership, whether treatments should be generic or culture specific, degree of privilege that should be accorded to same-culture therapists, and relative desirability of different modalities of…