Bibliometric Analysis
The Journal of the Society for Psychotherapy Research and the Diversity of Psychotherapy Research: A Compilation and Comparison of North American and European Contributions

Authors: Borkenhagen, A.¹; Decker, O.¹; Brähler, E.¹; Strauss, B.²

Source: Psychotherapy Research, Volume 12, Number 4, December 2002 , pp. 491-514(24)

Publisher: Routledge, part of the Taylor & Francis Group

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Abstract:

Based on the recent discussion on evidence-based psychotherapy, the last 5 volumes of the international journal Psychotherapy Research were bibliometrically analyzed. The analysis demonstrates the variety and complexity of recent psychotherapy research by investigating articles from Psychotherapy Research, which serves as the official organ of the Society for Psychotherapy Research. North American and European contributions were compared with respect to the hypotheses, research tradition, methodological approaches, leading representatives (frequently cited authors of the journal), and the reception of the international state of research. Regardless of the current dominance of empirically supported treatments, the editors of Psychotherapy Research strategically compiled a wide variety of current research approaches without restricting the publications to randomized controlled studies that evaluated care systems. This approach has proven successful in view of the impact of the journal within the scientific community and among the flagship journals of the field.

Document Type: Original article

Affiliations: 1: Universität Leipzig 2: Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena

Publication date: 2002-12-01