Pragmatic Case Studies in Psychotherapy. Volume 8, Number 4 (Archival Information Package)

The target article in the current issue of PCSP by Fredrik Folke and associates (2012) documents and interprets six case studies of cognitive-behavioral therapy for Body Dysmorphic Disorder. This introduction places the article in a larger methodological context from my perspective as editor of the PCSP journal. I first review five types of case studies identified by McLeod (2010) in his seminal book on case study research. These include the main type of case study employed in PCSP, the Pragmatic Case Study, and four other kinds, including those that focus on theory-building, the adjudication of truth claims, the narrative experience of the participants, and single-case experimental designs. I then discuss the advantages of combining Pragmatic Case Study designs with these other types. The Folke et al. article is an example of a successful such combination, integrating parallel pragmatic case studies within a single-case experimental design structure. 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/260Binary format, Base64 in XML wrapper, native OJS import format -- README file -- Editor's Introduction: Combining Pragmatic Case Studies Within a Single Case Experimental Design / Fishman, D. -- Exposure and Response Prevention in the Treatment of Body Dysmorphic Disorder: A Case Series / Folke, F. -- "Selling" Exposure Therapy / Muller, K. -- Exposure Therapy -- What Is It That We Are Selling? / Ramnerö,