Methodological Issues and Strategies in Clinical Research

Alan E. Kazdin, PhD, ABPP, received his doctorate in clinical psychology from Northwestern University. He is the Sterling Professor of Psychology and Professor of Child Psychiatry at Yale University and director of the Yale Parenting Center, a service for children and families. Before coming to Yale, he was on the faculty of The Pennsylvania State University and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. At Yale, Dr. Kazdin has been chairman of the psychology department, director and chairman of the Yale Child Study Center at the School of Medicine, and director of Child Psychiatric Services at Yale amp ndash New Haven Hospital. Dr. Kazdin's work on parenting and childrearing has been featured on NPR, PBS, BBC, and CNN and he has appeared on the Today Show, Good Morning America, ABC News, 2 /2 , and Dr. Phil. Dr. Kazdin has been editor of six professional journals, including Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, Psychological Assessment, Behavior Therapy, Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice Current Directions in Psychological Science, and Clinical Psychological Science. He has received a number of professional awards, including the Outstanding Research Contribution by an Individual Award and Lifetime Achievement Awards (Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies), Outstanding Lifetime Contributions to Psychology Award and Distinguished Scientific Award for the Applications of Psychology (APA), and the James McKeen Cattell Award (Association for Psychological Science). Some of his recent books include Single-Case Research Designs: Methods for Clinical and Applied Settings (2nd ed.)  Research Design in Clinical Psychology (5th ed.)  The Kazdin Method for Parenting the Defiant Child: With No Pills, No Therapy, No Contest of Wills (with Carlo Rotella)  Behavior Modification in Applied Settings (7th ed.) and Violence Against Women and Children: Volume I: Mapping the Terrain and Volume II: Navigating Solutions (with Jacqueline W. White and Mary P. Koss).

Alan Kazdin amp rsquo s edited compilation of readings, Methodological Issues and Strategies in Clinical Research (MISCR), is a classic, and for good reason. Its three prior editions have long served as amp lsquo one-stop shopping amp rsquo resources for advanced undergraduates, graduate students, and faculty members hoping to consult the best articles bearing on methodological issues and advances in clinical science amp hellip Its fourth edition, released this year, maintains and builds on the same standard of scholarly excellence that previous readers of MISCR have come to expect.(PsycCRITIQUES) Confidently recommended as an academic curriculum textbook, Methodological Issues and Strategies in Clinical Research is a critically important addition to college and university Clinical Research instructional reference collections and supplemental studies reading lists.(Midwest Book Review)

• ContributorsPrefacePart I. Introduction: Overview and BackgroundChapter . Methodology: What It Is and Why It Is So ImportantAlan E. KazdinPart II. Beginning the Research ProcessResearch IdeasChapter 2. Beginning the Research Process: Key Concepts That Can Guide a StudyAlan E. KazdinChapter 3. Getting Out of Our Conceptual Ruts: Strategies for Expanding Conceptual FrameworksAllan W. WickerChapter 4. Translational ResearchMichael T. Bardo and Mary Ann PentzFoci of ResearchChapter 5. In Defense of External InvalidityDouglas G. MookChapter . When Small Effects Are ImpressiveDeborah A. Prentice and Dale T. MillerPart III. Sampling and Assigning Participants to ConditionsSamples and Selection of ParticipantsChapter 7. Most People Are Not WEIRDJoseph Henrich, Steven J. Heine, and Ara NorenzayanChapter 8. The Neglected 95%: Why American Psychology Needs to Become Less AmericanJeffrey J. ArnettChapter 9. Amazon's Mechanical Turk: A New Source of Inexpensive, Yet High-Quality, Data?Michael Buhrmester, Tracy Kwang, and Samuel D. GoslingRandomization and Group EquivalenceChapter . Random Sampling, Randomization, and Equivalence of Contrasted Groups in Psychotherapy Outcome ResearchLouis M. HsuResearch Design OptionsChapter . Experimental and Observational Designs: An OverviewAlan E. KazdinPart IV. AssessmentMeasurement Development, Reliability, and ValidityChapter 2. Constructing Validity: Basic Issues in Objective Scale DevelopmentLee Anna Clark and David WatsonChapter 3. Selecting Measures for Research InvestigationsAlan E. KazdinChapter 4. Measurement and Assessment: An Editorial ViewCecil R. ReynoldsMeasurement Among Diverse SamplesChapter 5. Methodological Issues in Assessment Research With Ethnic MinoritiesSumie Okazaki and Stanley SuePart V. Data Analysis, Evaluation, and PresentationBackground and Underpinnings of Data AnalysesChapter . On the Origins of the . 5 Level of Statistical SignificanceMichael Cowles and Caroline DavisChapter 7. Things I Have Learned (So Far)Jacob CohenNull Hypotheses Testing, Meta-Analysis, and Bayesian StatisticsChapter 8. A Power PrimerJacob CohenChapter 9. Statistical Significance Testing and Cumulative Knowledge in Psychology: Implications for Training of ResearchersFrank L. SchmidtChapter 2 . An Effect Size Primer: A Guide for Clinicians and ResearchersChristopher J. FergusonChapter 2 . The Proof of the Pudding: An Illustration of the Relative Strengths of Null Hypothesis, Meta-Analysis, and Bayesian AnalysisGeorge S. Howard, Scott E. Maxwell, and Kevin J. FlemingData PresentationChapter 22. Designing Better Graphs by Including Distributional Information and Integrating Words, Numbers, and ImagesDavid M. Lane and Anik amp oacute S amp aacute ndorPart VI. Special Topics: Evaluation in Clinical Practice and ResearchAssessment and Evaluation in Clinical WorkChapter 23. Collecting Client FeedbackMichael J. Lambert and Kenichi ShimokawaChapter 24. Revisiting and Reenvisioning the Outcome Problem in Psychotherapy: An Argument to Include Individualized and Qualitative MeasurementClara E. Hill, Harold Chui, and Ellen BaumannEvaluating InterventionsChapter 25. Beyond Efficacy and Effectiveness: A Multifaceted Approach to Treatment EvaluationTimothy D. Nelson and Ric G. SteeleChapter 2 . Methodological Challenges in Treatment Outcome Research With Ethnic MinoritiesAnna S. Lau, Doris F. Chang, and Sumie OkazakiPart VII. Multiple MethodologiesChapter 27. The Epistemology of Mathematical and Statistical Modeling: A Quiet Methodological RevolutionJoseph Lee RodgersChapter 28. Qualitative Research and Its Place in Psychological ScienceAnna Madill and Brendan GougeChapter 29. Single-Case Experimental Research DesignsAlan E. KazdinPart VIII. Ethical Issues and Scientific IntegrityGuidelines and CodesChapter 3 . Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of ConductAmerican Psychological AssociationChapter 3 . Research Ethics: How to Treat People Who Participate in ResearchEzekiel Emanuel, Emily Abdoler, and Leanne StunkelChapter 32. Research Ethics for Mental Health Science Involving Ethnic Minority Children and YouthsCelia B. Fisher, Kimberly Hoagwood,Cheryl Boyce, Troy Duster, Deborah A. Frank, Thomas Grisso, Robert J. Levine, Ruth Macklin, Margaret Beale Spencer, Ruby Takanishi, Joseph E. Trimble, and Luis H. ZayasQuestionable Research Practices, Fraud, and Professional ResponsibilitiesChapter 33. False-Positive Psychology: Undisclosed Flexibility in Data Collection and Analysis Allows Presenting Anything as SignificantJoseph P. Simmons, Leif D. Nelson, and Uri SimonsohnChapter 34. Why Has the Number of Scientific Retractions Increased?R. Grant Steen, Arturo Casadevall, and Ferric C. FangChapter 35. Best Practices for Allocating Appropriate Credit and Responsibility to Authors of Multi-Authored ArticlesLucas D. EggertPart IX. Reproducibility of Findings: Replication and Improving Research PracticesChapter 3 . Shall We Really Do It Again? The Powerful Concept of Replication is Neglected in the Social SciencesStefan SchmidtChapter 37. The Empirical March: Making Science Better at Self-CorrectionMatthew C. MakelChapter 38. Recommendations for Increasing Replicability in PsychologyJens B. Asendorpf, Mark Conner, Filip de Fruyt, Jan De Houwer, Jaap J. A. Denissen, Klaus Fiedler, Susann Fiedler, David C. Funder, Reinhold Kliegl, Brian A. Nosek, Marco Perugini, Brent W. Roberts, Manfred Schmitt, Marcel A. G. van Aken, Hannelore Weber, and Jelte M. WichertsPart X. Publication and Communication of ResearchReporting Standards: What to Cover and Include in an ArticleChapter 39. Reporting Standards for Research in Psychology: Why Do We Need Them? What Might They Be?APA Publications and Communications Board Working Group on Journal Article Reporting StandardsPreparing Articles for PublicationChapter 4 . Publication and Communication of Research FindingsAlan E. KazdinChapter 4 . Writing a Review Article for Psychological BulletinDaryl J. BemPart XI. Perspectives on MethodologyChapter 42. Methodology: Perspectives and General Lessons to Guide ResearchAlan E. KazdinIndexAbout the Editor