Barker C., Pistrang N. and Elliott R. Research methods in clinical psychology: an introduction for students and practitioners

2nd ed. Wiley 2002

Table Of Contents
About The Authors
Preface
Preface From The First Edition
Chapter 1 Introduction: The Research Process
The Research Process.
Chapter 2 Perspectives On Research.
Philosophical Issues
What is Research?
What is Science?
Social and Political Issues.
Professional Issues
The Intuitive Practitioner
The Scientist-Practitioner
The Applied Scientist
The Local Clinical Scientist.
The Evidence-based Practitioner
The Clinical Scientist
Comparison of Models
Current Developments
Personal Issues
Why do Clinical Psychologists do Research?
Why don’t Clinical Psychologists do Research?.
Summary
Chapter Summary
Further Reading
Chapter 3 Doing The Groundwork
Formulating the Research Questions
Choosing the Topic
Developing the Questions.
Hypothesis-testing versus Exploratory Research
Questions
Some Types of Research Questions
Literature Review.
The Proposal
Consultations.
Piloting
Funding
The Politics of Research in Applied Settings
Access
Responding to Doubts
Authorship.
Chapter Summary
Further Reading
Chapter 4 Foundations Of Quantitative Measurement
The Process of Measurement
Domains of Variables.
Measuring Psychological Constructs
Measurement Sources and Approaches.
Foundations of Quantitative Methods
Positivism.
Psychometric Theory
Definitions
Reliability
Reliability Statistics
Validity
Generalizability Theory
Item Response Theory
Utility
Standards for Reliability and Validity
Chapter Summary and Conclusions.
Further Reading
Chapter 5 Foundations Of Qualitative Methods
Historical Background.
Phenomenological Approaches
Types of Phenomenological Research
Social Constructionist Approaches
Background to Social Constructionism
Types of Social Constructionist Research
Ways of Evaluating Qualitative Studies
Conclusions
How do you choose between a Qualitative and a
Quantitative Approach?.
Combining Qualitative and Quantitative Methods
Chapter Summary
Further Reading
Chapter 6 Self-Report Methods.
Mode of Administration
Open-ended and Closed-ended Questions
Qualitative Self-Report Methods
The Qualitative Interview.
Quantitative Self-Report Methods.
Questionnaire Design
Chapter Summary
Further Reading
Chapter 7 Observation.
Qualitative Observation
Participant Observation.
Text-based Research.
Quantitative Observation
Background
Procedures for Conducting Observations
Reliability and Validity Issues
Chapter Summary
Further Reading
Chapter 8 Foundations Of Design
Nonexperimental Designs.
Descriptive Designs
Correlational Designs
Experimental Designs
Cook and Campbell’s Validity Analysis
Nonrandomized Designs
Randomized Designs
Conclusion: Choosing a Research Design
Chapter Summary
Further Reading
Chapter 9 Small-N Designs
Historical Background.
Single Case Experimental Designs
Procedure
AB Design
The Reversal (or ABAB) Design
Multiple Baseline Design
Changing-Criterion Design.
Data Analysis
Generalization
Naturalistic Case Study Designs
Narrative Case Studies
Systematic Case Studies
Time-Series Designs.
Conclusion
Chapter Summary
Further Reading
Chapter 10 The Participants: Sampling And Ethics.
Sampling
The Target Population
Bias and Representativeness
Sample Size
Alteative Approaches to Sampling and Generalizability
Conclusion
Ethical Issues
Informed Consent.
Harms and Benefits
Privacy and Confidentiality
Ethics Self-study Exercise
Ethics Committees
Chapter Summary
Further Reading
Chapter 11 Evaluation Research
What is Evaluation?
The Sociopolitical Context
Preparation for Evaluating a Service
Aims and Objectives
The Impact Model
The Target Population
Estimating the Extent of the Target Problem in the Target
Population
Needs Assessment
Delivery System Design
Monitoring the Process of Service Delivery
Coverage and Bias
Service Implementation.
Outcome Evaluation
Client Satisfaction Surveys
Patient-focused Research and Outcomes Management
Cost-effectiveness
Chapter Summary
Further Reading
Chapter 12 Analysis, Interpretation, And Dissemination
Qualitative Data Analysis
Within-case and Cross-case Analysis
Preliminaries to Qualitative Data Analysis
Processes in Qualitative Data Analysis
Good Practice in Qualitative Analysis
Quantitative Data Analysis.
Data Entry
Data Checking.
Data Reduction
Data Exploration.
Statistical Significance Testing for Answering the Research
Questions
Analyzing the Strength and Significance of Quantitative
Effects.
Interpretation.
Understanding the Meaning of the Findings
Strengths and Limitations of the Study
Scientific and Professional Implications.
Dissemination
Writing up
Publication
Authorship Issues.
Utilization
The End
Chapter Summary
Further Reading
Chapter 13 Epilogue.
Methodological Pluralism.
Appraising Research
Combining Research with Practice
Some Images of Research
References
Author Index
Subject Index