Research Design in Clinical Psychology

Alan E. Kazdin is Sterling Professor of Psychology and Child Psychiatry (Emeritus) at Yale University. Kazdin's research has focused on treatment development and assessment of clinical dysfunction. His 850+ publications include 50 books that focus on methodology and research design, interventions for children and adolescents, behavioral and cognitive-behavioral treatment, parenting and child rearing, and interpersonal violence. He has received several awards, including Outstanding Lifetime Contributions to Psychology and a Distinguished Scientific Award for the Applications of Psychology (American Psychological Association) and the Gold Medal Award for Life Achievement in the Science of Psychology (American Psychological Foundation). In 2008, he was President of the American Psychological Association.

'Dr. Kazdin's Research Design in Clinical Psychology (6th edition) is the perfect textbook to help students develop skills in and appreciation for sound research design. Research Methods is often the course that students dread, finding the material dry and inaccessible, but Dr. Kazdin's approach to balancing scientific rigor with humor will make the material come alive for students. He provides numerous examples to guide students in understanding why certain methods are needed and when they are appropriate.' Arielle Baskin-Sommers, Yale University

• Preface; About the author; 1. Introduction; 2. Drawing valid inferences I: internal and external validity; 3. Drawing valid inferences II: construct and data-evaluation validity; 4. Ideas that begin the research process: sources and guiding concepts; 5. Experimental research: group designs; 6. Control and comparison groups in experiments; 7. Observational research: case-control and cohort designs; 8. Single-case experimental research designs; 9. Qualitative and mixed methods research; 10. Assessment: selecting measures for research; 11. Assessment: types of measures and their use; 12. Special topics of assessment; 13. Data evaluation: null hypothesis significance testing; 14. Data evaluation: presenting and analyzing the data; 15. Data interpretation: cautions, 'negative results' and replication; 16. Ethical issues and guidelines for research; 17. Scientific integrity; 18. Communication of research findings; 19. Closing comments: guidelines for a well (and quickly) designed study; Glossary; References; Name index; Subject index.