The story of ‘the data’ : on validity of data and performativity of research participation in psychotherapy research Ghent University
This dissertation is focused on the validity of “the data” that are collected in psychotherapy research for the purpose of evidencing treatment efficacy. In the ‘Evidence Based Treatment’ (EBT) paradigm, researchers rely on the so-called ‘gold standard methodology’ to gather sound and trustworthy evidence, which increasingly influences the organization of mental health care worldwide (Kazdin & Sternberg, 2006). In the gold standard, data are ...