In this chapter we unpack what is meant by psychotherapy process research and what are
the overarching aims of such research. We then look at types of process research and some …

In 1983, a group of 14 prominent psychotherapy process researchers attended a workshop
sponsored by the US National Institute of Mental Health. Although the previous decade had …

Introduces the special series on advances in psychotherapy process research. This special
series of articles attests to the fact that psychotherapy process and outcome are becoming …

This chapter describes a variety of qualitative methods that can be used within
psychotherapy process research (PPR). After a general introduction of qualitative PPR, this …

This chapter is organized around the following series of questions: What happens in
psychotherapy? How do therapies differ? How do clients act and think differently? What are …

This set of articles offers examples of innovative and exciting trends in psychotherapy
process research. We briefly review the state-of-the-art of psychotherapy research …

Predicts that over the next decade, new research approaches will substantially close the gap
between psychotherapy process research and the practice of psychotherapy. It is suggested …

The purpose of this chapter is to define process research and discuss the steps involved in
doing a process study. My emphasis is on how to develop process measures and how to …

To understand how and why psychotherapy works, it is necessary to focus on (both) the
process of psychotherapy (ie, what takes place during the treatment) and the relationship …

Psychotherapy process and outcome research is defined as the scientific investigation of
psychotherapy as a treatment for mental and behavioral health problems. This area of …