What can the clinician trust--research? Theory? Clinical knowledge?: introduction to a serious problem and preview of some solutions

This article addresses a serious problem faced by the field of psychotherapy in relying upon and trusting research, theory, clinical knowledge, or other sources as real, hard, and objective. The serious underlying problem is that the field lives and works in an aerie-faerie world composed of etherea...

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Published inAmerican journal of psychotherapy Vol. 55; no. 3; pp. 323 - 335
Main Author Mahrer, A R
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States American Psychiatric Association 01.01.2001
Subjects
Attitude
Evidence-Based Medicine
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Humans
Professional Competence
Psychotherapy - standards
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Summary:This article addresses a serious problem faced by the field of psychotherapy in relying upon and trusting research, theory, clinical knowledge, or other sources as real, hard, and objective. The serious underlying problem is that the field lives and works in an aerie-faerie world composed of ethereal, illusory, false "psychorealities." Although grand solutions have been introduced, none has succeeded in solving the problem. The introduction concludes with a preview of some current solutions by some of the leading proponents dealing with the problem of what the clinician can trust.
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ISSN:0002-9564
2575-6559
DOI:10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.2001.55.3.323