Pragmatic Case Studies in Psychotherapy. Volume 11, Number 2 (Archival Information Package)

This issue of PCSP presents two case studies in Japan, commentaries from four prominent psychologists representing various research backgrounds, and the responses to the commentaries by the two authors. Japanese clinical psychology has historically emphasized the central role of the case study in psychotherapy and the inseparability of it from practice, research, and training. There is a plethora of case studies published in academic journals of clinical psychology and many practicing psychologists are engaged in case study activities as a part of their professional development as a result. However, this centrality of focus has not led to the examination of methodological issues associated with case studies. What constitutes a good case study or what kinds of evidence are necessary for a valid inference in case study research are both largely untouched topics. The wide variety of case studies in Japanese psychology form a continuum from one pole consisting of the traditional narrative case study to the other, consisting of a scientifically precise single case design to objectively track the change in targeted symptoms. In this issue, we present two outstanding examples of each type of case study. While different in type, each of the two case studies presented in this issue represents a model of how systematic and rigorous case studies can be conducted and documented as a form of psychotherapy research. We provide these two models (a) to encourage more case studies that meet these methodological standards, and (b) to promote the discussion on differing case study methodologies. This resource is archived and is not available for public use. The publicly accessible version is available at http://pcsp.libraries.rutgers.edu/pcsp/issue/view/289Binary format, Base64 in XML wrapper, native OJS import format -- README file -- Introduction to Case Study Special Issue-- Case Studies in Japan: Two Methods, Two Worldviews / Iwakabe, S. -- The Art of Communication Through Drawing: The Case of "Mr. R," a Young Man Professing Misanthropy While Longing for Connection With Others / Murase, K. -- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for "Taro," a Japanese Client with Chronic Depression: A Replicated Treatment-Evaluation / Muto, T. -- 事例研究特集号¯はじめに 日本における事例研究：2つの方法，2つの世界観 / 岩壁 茂 -- 描画を通したコミュニケーション： 人間不信を標榜しながらも， 他者とのつながりを希求する青年R氏の事例 / 村瀬 嘉代子 -- 慢性化したうつを抱えた日本人クライエント「太郎」に対する アクセプタンス＆コミットメント・セラピー： トリートメント評価による再現可能性検証 / 武藤