The Use of Evidence in Clinical Reasoning

被引:7
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作者
Willemsen, Jochem [1 ]
机构
[1] Catholic Univ Louvain, Psychol Sci Res Inst, Pl Cardinal Mercier,10 Bte L3-05-01, B-1348 Louvain La Neuve, Belgium
关键词
Clinical reasoning; Evidence-based practice; Epistemology; Thinking in cases; Science-practice gap; JUDGMENT; IMPROVE;
D O I
10.1007/s10879-022-09544-9
中图分类号
B849 [应用心理学];
学科分类号
040203 ;
摘要
The professional context in which clinical psychologists and psychotherapists work is characterized by uniqueness, uncertainty and value-conflicts. Given this context, what kind of evidence can they use to orient their interventions in a reasonable and purposeful way? In this paper, the author addresses the question of the epistemological underpinning of clinical reasoning. On the basis of current concepts in philosophy of science, a distinction is made between statistical thinking and thinking in cases as two epistemic approaches relevant to the field of clinical psychology and psychotherapy. Each of these thinking styles is a unique mode of investigating, conceptualizing and interacting with objects of interest. The author argues that statistical thinking and evidence in terms of probabilistic knowledge are epistemically less suited to support clinical reasoning and decision-making in practicing psychologists and therapists. Thinking in cases relies on evidence from within the case and evidence from clinical experience. This epistemic mode permits the practitioner to address unique situations by understanding the case from within and in reference to other cases, and to address uncertainty by intervening in causal processes that are at work at the level of the case. Thinking in cases is epistemically more coherent with the context in which clinicians work. In the conclusion, suggestions are made for bridging the gap between science and practice.
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页码:293 / 302
页数:10
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