Methodological Issues & Strategies in Clinical Research

Kazdin (Child Study Center, Yale U. School of Medicine) offers 39 readings (21 of which are new to this edition) selected to improve students' understandings of methodology and research practices in clinical psychology. The focus is on the dominant paradigm within clinical psychology. Separate sections cover the beginning of the research process, principles and practices of methods, assessment, data analysis and interpretation, ethics in research, and publication and communication. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)