Reiss D
Fam Process. 1983 Jun;22(2):165-71. doi: 10.1111/j.1545-5300.1983.00165.x.
Cromwell and Peterson's goal of introducing quantitative testing into family assessment and therapy is laudable; the system they propose--the Multisystem-Multimethod (MS-MM) approach is not. MS-MM is confusing, deceptive, and misleading for clinicians who want to use tests to sharpen their diagnostic assessments and predictions. What is needed is specific theory linking various family processes and individual behaviors, as well as equally specific information about the reliability and validity of the tests. Likewise, the MS-MM approach is completely inadequate for clinicians seeking to use tests to enlarge their clinical imaginations. What is needed is a more down-to-earth examination of the influence of testing on the family therapy system.
克伦威尔和彼得森将定量测试引入家庭评估与治疗的目标值得称赞；但他们提出的系统——多系统多方法（MS-MM）方法却并非如此。对于那些希望通过测试来提高诊断评估和预测能力的临床医生而言，MS-MM令人困惑、具有欺骗性且会产生误导。我们需要的是将各种家庭过程与个体行为联系起来的具体理论，以及关于测试可靠性和有效性的同样具体的信息。同样，对于那些试图通过测试来拓展临床想象力的临床医生来说，MS-MM方法也完全不够用。我们需要对测试对家庭治疗系统的影响进行更切实的审视。
