Wood, Heather (2010) Integrating research with NHS clinical practice: Unwelcome intrusion or constructive triangulation? Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, 24 (3). pp. 252-261. ISSN 0266-8734 Full text available

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Abstract

When embarking on research into the effectiveness of psychoanalytic psychotherapy in the NHS or the application of psychoanalytic principles, researchers come up against a number of hurdles: many clinicians still see empirical research as antithetical or disruptive to the practice of psychoanalytic psychotherapy; psychoanalytic psychotherapy has previously fared poorly in evidence-based policy guidelines and this can discourage ambition, and there are technical problems of research design, measurement and standardization. Nevertheless, in a political climate which stresses service evaluation, measurable outcomes and empirical evidence, psychoanalytic psychotherapy must participate to survive. There may be gains from conducting research beyond simply meeting the requirement to provide evidence of effectiveness. Research may be viewed by some clinicians as an unwelcome intruder but it may have the potential to offer triangulation, the perspective of the 'third', and so strengthen the foundations of clinical practice and the development of psychoanalytic thought.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	NICE, Evidence Base
Subjects:	Psychological Therapies, Psychiatry, Counselling > Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Research, Tests, Assessments > Psychotherapy Research
Department/People:	Adult and Forensic Services
URI:	https://repository.tavistockandportman.ac.uk/id/eprint/421

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