Year: 2017
Type: dissertation
Abstract: Psychotherapy research is a vast field with a host of studies showing significant effect by different forms of psychotherapy on different forms of pathology.However, the mechanisms through which these effects occur are still not established in most cases.As a part of our medical education we decided with the guidance of professor Per Høglend from the University of Oslo, to critically evaluate a selection of studies attempting to establish socalled mediators in order to describe mechanisms of change in psychotherapy.We used an article by Alan E Kazdin, describing requirements and criteria for such mediation studies, as a guide for our evaluation.By doing this we learned that the field of research on mechanisms of change in psychotherapy is still young, and there is still confusion about terms, methods and statistical analysis regarding mechanisms of change.However, in our opinion, mediation studies holds potential for improving clinical practice, training and theory models.
Author: Mari Bergum Berget
Language: English
Subfield: Clinical Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2741710320