TY - JOUR
T1 - Psychotherapy, psychopathology, research and practice
T2 - Pathways of connections and integration
AU - Castonguay, Louis G.
N1 - Funding Information:
One of these initiatives was the Task Force sponsored by the North American Society for Psychotherapy Research (NASPR) and the Division of Clinical Psychology of the American Psychological Association (APA, Division 12) that Larry Beutler and I chaired (Castonguay & Beutler, 2005a). The first goal of this task force was to delineate and integrate what we know about numerous variables that contribute to change in psychotherapy, by reviewing the contributions of three sets of variables (i.e., participant characteristics, relationship variables, and technical factors) that have not only been shown to be related to outcome but that more than likely operate in constant interaction in clinical practice. The members of the Task Force were respected psychotherapy researchers who worked in pairs, most of which comprised researchers of different theoretical orientations for the sake of fostering connections between different communities of knowledge. Rather than examining the empirical evidence indiscriminately across all disorders, these scholars were asked to review the role of therapeutic variables for four clusters of clinical problems frequently encountered by clinicians: dysphoric, anxiety, personality, and substance use disorders. In addition, these members were asked to translate the research-based evidence into principles of change that could serve as helpful guidelines to clinicians without being tied to particular jargon or theoretical model.
PY - 2011/3
Y1 - 2011/3
N2 - This paper describes three pathways of connections between different communities of knowledge seekers: integration of psychotherapeutic approaches, integration of psychotherapy and psychopathology, and integration of science and practice. Some of the issues discussed involve the delineation and investigation of common factors (e.g., principles of change), improvement of major forms of psychotherapy, clinical implications of psychopathology research, as well as current and future directions related to practice-research networks. The aim of this paper is to suggest that building bridges across theoretical orientations, scientific fields, professional experiences, and epistemological views may be a fruitful strategy to improve our understanding and the impact of psychotherapy.
AB - This paper describes three pathways of connections between different communities of knowledge seekers: integration of psychotherapeutic approaches, integration of psychotherapy and psychopathology, and integration of science and practice. Some of the issues discussed involve the delineation and investigation of common factors (e.g., principles of change), improvement of major forms of psychotherapy, clinical implications of psychopathology research, as well as current and future directions related to practice-research networks. The aim of this paper is to suggest that building bridges across theoretical orientations, scientific fields, professional experiences, and epistemological views may be a fruitful strategy to improve our understanding and the impact of psychotherapy.
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U2 - 10.1080/10503307.2011.563250
DO - 10.1080/10503307.2011.563250
M3 - Article
C2 - 21491345
AN - SCOPUS:79957865902
VL - 21
SP - 125
EP - 140
JO - Psychotherapy Research
JF - Psychotherapy Research
SN - 1050-3307
IS - 2
ER -