Clinical Psychology and Single-Case Evidence A Practical Approach to Treatment Planning and Evaluation

by Petermann, Franz; Mü; ller, Jö; rg M.

• ISBN13: 9780471491569
• ISBN10: 047149156X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-06-08
• Publisher: WILEY

Summary

This book focuses on the importance of learning from single case evaluation of the therapeutic process, an approach which is very appropriate to the current demand for evidence based, managed care. A practical and realistic approach for practitioners to combine their scientific and clinical objectives of advancing knowledge and improving treatment. * Concise, practical book aimed at the professional in training and practice * Includes qualitative and quantitative methods of analysis * Focuses on single case design and evaluation as a key element in practising managed care, and controlled clinical treatment

Author Biography

Franz Petermann and Jorg Muller, both of University of Bremen, Germany.

Table of Contents

List of Figures	ix
List of Tables	xi
About the Authors	xiii
Preface	xv
Introduction	1	(4)
Why do we need a controlled practice?	1	(1)
The scope of this book	2	(1)
Prerequisites of controlled practice	3	(1)
Chapter overview	3	(2)
Quality Assurance in Mental Health	5	(22)
About this chapter	5	(1)
Definition of quality	6	(3)
Comments on the historical development of quality assurance	9	(6)
Quality assurance at the health care provider level	15	(8)
Quality assurance at treatment level	23	(4)
Controlled Practice as Quality Assurance	27	(14)
About this chapter	27	(5)
Integrating therapy and single-case evidence	32	(3)
Features of controlled practice	35	(3)
Indications for controlled practice	38	(3)
History of the Single-Case Approach	41	(16)
About this chapter	41	(1)
Variants of single-case study methodology	41	(3)
Personality diagnostics and clinical approaches	44	(3)
Two historical case study research methodologies	47	(2)
Displacement of the single-case approach by questionnaires	49	(3)
Single-case and psychotherapy research	52	(5)
Illustrating the Steps of Controlled Practice	57	(14)
About this chapter	57	(1)
Gaining informed consent	57	(2)
A graphical problem description	59	(2)
A graphical treatment explanation	61	(3)
Develop a therapy process questionnaire	64	(1)
Patient's expectations	65	(1)
Therapist's expectations	66	(1)
Data collection	67	(1)
Data analysis	68	(1)
Documentation	69	(2)
Diagnostics: A Graphical Problem Description	71	(16)
About this chapter	71	(1)
Content of the graphical problem description	71	(3)
Clinical explanations of patient behavior	74	(2)
Concepts of causality and the explanation of psychological disorders	76	(5)
Development of a graphical problem description	81	(6)
A Graphical Treatment Explanation	87	(14)
About this chapter	87	(2)
On therapy justification	89	(3)
Therapy documentation	92	(3)
Causality concepts in therapy planning	95	(1)
Steps towards a graphical treatment explanation	96	(3)
Limitations of figures	99	(2)
Therapy Process Questionnaire	101	(18)
About this chapter	101	(1)
Contents of the questionnaire	102	(3)
Wording of questions	105	(7)
Designing the questionnaire	112	(1)
Goal Attainment Scale: A supplemental method	113	(6)
Data Collection	119	(8)
About this chapter	119	(1)
Data collection	120	(2)
Expectations and hypotheses	122	(2)
Data processing	124	(3)
Statistical Analysis	127	(28)
Hans C. Waldmann
Introduction	127	(1)
Data structures and hypotheses	128	(3)
Graphical display of single-case data	131	(5)
Statistical analysis	136	(19)
A Documentation System for Controlled Practice	155	(18)
Documentation system for controlled practice	155	(3)
Supplementary information	158	(6)
Electronic documentation	164	(5)
Prospect: Meta-analysis of single cases	169	(4)
References	173	(10)
Index	183