Case Studies Within Psychotherapy Trials

Daniel B. Fishman, PhD, is Professor of Clinical Psychology at the Rutgers Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology. He is the founder and editor-in-chief of the peer-reviewed, quarterly, online journal Pragmatic Case Studies in Psychotherapy.Stanley B. Messer, PhD, is Dean of the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology at Rutgers University. He has published extensively on the application of psychodynamic theory and research to the brief and integrative therapies and on the issue of evidence-based practice.David J.A. Edwards, PhD, is Professor in the Department of Psychology at Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa (part time). He has been writing on case study research methodology in clinical psychology since 1990 and is a well-known schema therapist.Frank M. Dattilio, PhD, ABPP, is a teaching associate in psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and maintains a part-time faculty position with the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine. He is known for his work in cognitive-behavioral couple and family therapy.

At a time when few would argue that one form of therapy is sufficient to address all problems faced in clinical practice, there is a growing recognition that not one single method of research allows us to capture the complexity of the process of change. Drs. Fishman, Messer, Edwards, and Dattilio provide the field with a sophisticated and innovative actualization of methodological pluralism. Based on studies that cut across treatment models and clinical populations, this book demonstrates how the integration of quantitative findings of randomized trials and qualitative findings of cases taken from such trials can increase the breath, depth, and validity of our understanding of how psychotherapy works. Because it gives researchers an essential map to guide the investigation of therapy and because it offers clinicians new territories of knowledge to explore, it is destined to become a pillar for the future of our scientific practitioner model.

• Preface and AcknowledgmentsAbout the EditorsContributors PART 1. INTRODUCTION Chapter 1. The TerrainDaniel B. Fishman and David J.A. Edwards Chapter 2. Navigating the ProjectsDaniel B. Fishman PART II: THE PROJECTS Chapter 3. "Cool Kids/Chilled Adolescents": Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Youth With Anxiety Disorders in DenmarkMikael Thastum, Irene Lundkvist-Houndoumadi, Kristian Bech Arendt, Silke Stjerneklar and Daniel B. Fishman Commentary: International Implementation: Universal Principles Meet Local NeedsLauren J. Hoffman, Elaina A. Zendegui, and Brian C. Chu Chapter 4. The Efficacy of Interpersonal Psychotherapy - Adolescent Skills Training (IPT-AST) in Preventing DepressionSarah S. Kerner and Jami F. Young Commentary: Identifying Moderators of Change from Both RCTs and Case StudiesLaura J. Dietz Chapter 5. Transference-Focused Psychotherapy for Adult Borderline Personality Disorder Kenneth N. Levy, Kevin B. Meehan, Tracy L. Clouthier, Frank E. Yeomans, Mark F. Lenzenweger, John F. Clarkin, and Otto F. Kernberg Commentary: Complementarity and Clinical Implications in Using a Mixed Methods ApproachWilliam E. Piper and Carlos A. Sierra Hernandez Chapter 6. Motivational Enhancement Therapy for Increasing Antidepressant Medication Adherence and Decreasing Clinical Depression Among Adult Latinos Alejandro Interian, Ariana Prawda, Daniel B. Fishman, and William M. Buerger Commentary: The Best of Both WorldsJohn C. Norcross PART III: REFLECTIONS AND NEXT STEPS Chapter 7. An Outside Perspective Harold Chui, Sarah Bloch-Elkouby, and Jacques P. Barber Chapter 8. Themes and Lessons Learned Daniel B. Fishman, Stanley B. Messer, David J.A. Edwards, and Frank Dattilio Index