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Advancing the Field of Psychotherapy Through Innovation and Integration in Scholarly Works

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Published articles on psychotherapy often incorporate a combination of integration and innovation, helping to advance the field through scholarly work. Many useful papers help to integrate the biological, psychological, and social or cultural factors that often play a role in the etiology and treatment of specific forms of mental illness. In addition, quality papers strive to integrate theory, science, and clinical applications throughout the text. Authors can encourage a series of minor innovations that could gradually shift the field over time. Useful papers often focus on a narrow topic that has a broad appeal to many members of the field. Authors can explore new ideas, expressing their opinions while supporting the ideas through various types of evidence. When submitting papers for publication, authors should expect it will require multiple revisions in order to sharpen the thinking and improve the writing.

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  1. A bit of terminology requires clarification. A “paper” can refer to both a “manuscript” (i.e., office printed pages that are submitted to the journal editor) as well as the final “article” (journal pages from the publisher). Usually, three pages of manuscript text will translate into one page of 8” × 11” journal article print. Along the way, authors are expected to submit their manuscript as an electronic file, and review galley proofs for typesetter errors before the final article is printed.

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The author thanks Julia DiFilippo, Jim Yokley, Nicole Peak, AnnaMaria Aguierre, and Sarah Yarry for helpful comments provided on earlier drafts of this paper.

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  1. Department of Psychology, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH, 44106-7123, USA

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This paper is based on a talk given at the annual convention for the Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration, Lisbon Portugal, July 2007.

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Overholser, J.C. Advancing the Field of Psychotherapy Through Innovation and Integration in Scholarly Works. J Contemp Psychother 38, 97–104 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10879-007-9074-9

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