First, let us look at the empirical aspects of the science. What do clinical
researchers do? What methods do they use and how do they control for
confounds? Secondly, let us take a look at the application of the science to
real world practice. What types of reliability and validity should clinical
assessment tools display and what are the pro’s and con’s of structured
interviews verses unstructured interviews and of projective tests verses
standardized tests? What is the purpose of clinical diagnosis?
The flu, a broken leg, cancer, depression, anxiety, schizophrenia….They’ve
all got something in common. Sometimes, we forget that just like a broken leg,
having abnormal bouts of depression, anxiety, etcetera are medical issues that
need to be addressed. As with more observable medical research, psychological
abnormalities also requires clinical research studies to determine different
way to combat the issues or determine the most likely causes for certain
issues. In these studies, researchers are able to establish different concepts
that allow them to test the validity and reliability of their work for future
use on an array of people. During clinical interviews, these tested methods
are put to use to establish clinical diagnoses to help providers care for
their patients and clients in a useful manner.
Clinical researchers conduct studies and trials for new medications, theories,
and applications. The scientific method plays a large role in this particular
career field (of every variation). Researchers regularly go through a similar
process of the “scientific method” which begins by asking a question related
to the topic they wish to run a trial on. Once a question has been asked the
researchers will then accomplish a literature review of sorts to increase
their knowledge of the former results related to the subject. Utilizing this
research, an education hypothesis should be made. A clear set of dependent and
independent variables should be established along with a process to test the
concept/item they wish to test. Often times, this testing will need to be
approved by a particular board associated to the field of study. Of course,
once the process has been approved, the researchers will move on with testing.
Using statistics, observations, and other types of information the researchers
will then analyse the data and draw a conclusion based on the study they
designed (Comer, 2014)
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