Clinical experiences and the questions they generate are a rich
potential source for increased understanding of psychopathology and its
treatment. Yet a chasm frequently appears to exist isolating clinical
observations from the "real" research viewed as essential to developing and
testing their implications. This report suggests that a concept of real
research limited to large-sample elaborate studies is too narrow for
optimal progress in the field. Research principles for developing a
clinical intuition systematically, in the clinical context, are described.
The important values as well as limitations of this kind of research are
noted.
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