Hilliard R B
Department of Psychology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37240.
J Consult Clin Psychol. 1993 Jun;61(3):373-80. doi: 10.1037//0022-006x.61.3.373.
The primary focus of this article is on delineating and explaining the essential characteristics of single-case research methodology applied within the domain of psychotherapy research. Single-case research is presented as a subclass of intrasubject research in which aggregation across Ss is avoided and the generality of one's findings is addressed through replication on a case-by-case basis. The basic ways in which single-case designs vary are also discussed, and 3 basic types of single-case research are differentiated: (a) single-case experiments, (b) single-case quantitative analyses, and (c) case studies. Furthermore, some of the major weaknesses in current single-case psychotherapy research are identified.
本文的主要重点是描绘和解释心理治疗研究领域中应用的单案例研究方法的基本特征。单案例研究被视为个体内研究的一个子类，其中避免了对多个被试的聚合，并且通过逐个案例的重复来探讨研究结果的普遍性。文中还讨论了单案例设计变化的基本方式，并区分了单案例研究的三种基本类型：（a）单案例实验，（b）单案例定量分析，以及（c）案例研究。此外，还指出了当前单案例心理治疗研究中的一些主要弱点。
