Am J Psychiatry 1981; 138:1592-1597
Copyright © 1981 by American Psychiatric Association
Clinical questions and "real" research
JS Strauss and H Hafez
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.
