Distinguishing specific from nonspecific interventions in comparative outcome studies: reply to Collins and Thompson. Academic Article

abstract

• Collins and Thompson (1988) challenged the utility of such labels as behavioral and insight-oriented in comparative therapy research and questioned the manner in which these theoretical approaches were operationalized in a recent study by Wills, Faitler, and Snyder (1987). We argue that such labels, while imperfect, identify the context in which theory-driven models of clinical intervention are tested. Psychotherapy research requires that specific and nonspecific components of treatment approaches be distinguished. The study by Wills et al. provides a model for verifying therapist fidelity in manual-guided treatment research.

authors

• Snyder, Douglas

published proceedings

• J Consult Clin Psychol

author list (cited authors)

• Snyder, D. K., Wills, R. M., & Faitler, S. L.

citation count

• 5

complete list of authors

• Snyder, DK||Wills, RM||Faitler, SL

publication date

• December 1988

publisher

• American Psychological Association (APA)  Publisher

published in

• Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology  Journal

keywords

• Behavior Therapy
• Female
• Humans
• Male
• Manuals As Topic
• Marital Therapy
• Outcome And Process Assessment, Health Care
• Research Design
• Terminology As Topic

PubMed Central ID

• 3204207

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1037//0022-006x.56.6.934

start page

• 934

end page

• 935

volume

• 56

issue

• 6