Arbitrary metrics: Implications for identifying evidence-based treatments

American Psychologist

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 42-49

  Kazdin, Alan E ^a,b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arbitrary metrics; Evidence based treatment; Psychotherapy research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; STATISTICS;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PSYCHOMETRICS;

EID: 31144448159     PISSN: 0003066X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0003-066X.61.1.42     Document Type: Article

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