The Application of a Method of Content Analysis to Psychotherapy Research

Louis A. Gottschalk, M.D.Authors Info & Affiliations

Publication: American Journal of Psychotherapy

Volume 28, Number 4

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1974.28.4.488

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A content analysis method applicable to speech and its thematic aspects is described from the point of view of its eclectic theoretical basis and the operational steps whereby the magnitude of psychologic states can be derived from verbal behavior. Through the application of this procedure, though global interrelationships of relevant variables in the process of psychotherapy may be lost, precise measurement of specific psychologic states can be obtained.

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American Journal of Psychotherapy

Volume 28 • Number 4 • 1974, pp. 485–640

Pages: 488 - 499

PubMed: 4611241

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Published in print: 1974, pp. 485–640

Published online: 30 April 2018

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Louis A. Gottschalk, M.D.^†

Irvine, Calif.

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Presented at the annual Meeting of the Society for Psychotherapy Research, Philadelphia, Pa., June 15, 1973.

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Professor and Chairman, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, College of Medicine, University of California at Irvine, Irvine, Calif. 92664.

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The Application of a Method of Content Analysis to Psychotherapy Research

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