On the need for a basic science approach to psychotherapy research

T. D. Borkovec

doi:10.1111/j.1467-9280.1997.tb00398.x

On the need for a basic science approach to psychotherapy research

T. D. Borkovec

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This article argues that the greatest progress in developing more effective psychotherapies will come from a renewed emphasis on designing and conducting therapy research as basic science devoted to the acquisition of cause-and-effect relationships and from collaborations between clinical researchers and basic researchers from other domains of psychology.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	145-147
Number of pages	3
Journal	Psychological Science
Volume	8
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9280.1997.tb00398.x
State	Published - May 1997

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Psychology(all)

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