Empirically supported treatments: Aspects of scientific theories and methodology of randomized controlled studies versus naturalistic studies;"Empirically supported treatments": Wissenschaftstheoretische und methodische aspekte kontrollierter vs. naturalistischer studien

Zeitschrift fur Klinische Psychologie, Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 209-222

  Leichsenring, Falk ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Empirically supported treatments; Levels of evidence; Methodology; Naturalistic studies; Philosophy of science; Psychotherapy research; Randomized controlled studies

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCEPT FORMATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; EMPIRICALLY SUPPORTED TREATMENT; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PHILOSOPHY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCIENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; THEORY;

EID: 4444266297     PISSN: 14318172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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