Single-Case Research Designs: Methods for Clinical and Applied Settings » (2nd Edition)

Alan E. Kazdin was 2008 President of the American Psychological Association. Dr. Kazdin is the John M. Musser Professor of Psychology at Yale University. In addition, he is a professor at the Institute of Social & Policy Studies and Director of the Child Conduct Clinic. His research group studies developmental psychopathology and focuses on questions related to diagnoses, assessment, and treatment of childhood disorders. His extensive publications include textbooks in the areas of research design in clinical psychology and behavioral modification in applied settings. He is the author or editor of several books including Parent Management Training (OUP, 2008) and the Encyclopedia of Psychology (OUP, 2000).

Single-case research has played an important role in developing and evaluating interventions that are designed to alter a particular facet of human functioning. Now thoroughly updated in its second edition, acclaimed author Alan E. Kazdin's Single-Case Research Designs provides a notable contrast to the quantitative methodology approach that pervades the biological and social sciences. While focusing on widely applicable methodologies for evaluating interventions--such as treatment or psychotherapy using applied behavior analysis--this revised edition also encompasses a broader range of research areas that utilize single-case designs, demonstrating the pertinence of this methodology in various disciplines, from psychology and medicine to business and industry.

This well-written, clear, and thoroughly updated text is ideal for practitioners, instructors, and students alike.

Contents

INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW
1. Introduction: Study of the Individual in Context
2. Underpinnings of Scientific Research

ASSESSMENT
3. Background and Key Measurement Considerations
4. Methods of Assessment
5. Ensuring the Quality of Measurement

EXPERIMENTAL DESIGNS
6. Introduction to Single-Case Research and ABAB Designs
7. Multiple-Baseline Designs
8. Changing-Criterion Designs
9. Multiple-Treatment Designs
10. Additional Design Options
11. Quasi-Single-Case Experimental Designs

EVALUATING SINGLE-CASE DATA
12. Data Evaluation
13. Graphic Display of Data for Visual Inspection

PERSPECTIVES AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE DESIGNS
14. Evaluation of Single-Case Designs: Challenges and Limitations
15. Summing Up: Single-Case Research in Perspective Appendix. Statistical Analyses for Single-Case Designs: Issues and Illustrations References Author Index Subject Index