Psychology as a field, particularly quantitative psychology and measurement, has recently received considerable attention in terms of the choice of analytical techniques and available measurements. In the early 20th century, the Student's t-test was widely spread. Psychological scientists used multivariate statistics, latent variable modeling, modern measurement methods, multi-level modeling, sophisticated meta-analytical techniques, and new estimation procedures as physiological indicators to assess mental activity. Psychologists are constantly exploring more effective tools, updating quantitative methods through evidence-based practice, and conducting analyses in the best possible way. In recent years, evidence-based psychotherapy based on evidence-based practice to conduct in-depth analysis of clinical psychological interventions has become a hot topic in international medicine and psychology. Medical psychology is an applied discipline combining theory and practice in the field of humanistic medicine. The steps of transferring, integrating, and evaluating evidence in evidence-based practice need to be completed in clinical practice. Evidence-based medical psychology is still in the exploratory stage.
While evidence-based psychotherapy has attracted much attention, many researchers believe that it is difficult to truly implement evidence-based practice in practice. Recent studies have reported that many individuals in need of psychotherapy have not received evidence-based standard care, and evidence-based rehabilitative care was often ineffective over the past few decades. As a result, we need better evidence-based treatments. However, the application of research findings and treatment recommendations to daily clinical work faces many challenges, including time and financial issues. The operability of evidence, the issue of iatrogenic treatment, and the need for continuous and objective evaluation of clinical cases are also major issues that need to be paid attention. Effective evidence-based treatment is difficult to achieve without clearer, actionable scientific evidence, as well as the exclusion of harmful methods in current research, and continuous evaluation of clinical cases using objective criteria. Evidence-based practice in psychology is a challenge for psychologists wishing to provide evidence-based therapeutic services, including how to use evidence in practice? What is the clinical representation of participants in treatment procedure, etc.? If clinical psychologists cannot address these issues, evidence-based psychotherapy will remain an ideal treatment. Therefore, we urgently need to establish a clear and objective standard for the best evidence-based practice. Additionally, leveraging our skills in quantitative methods to study our own tools is also our current research goal. Which techniques give us the best, most reproducible, most robust, least error-prone results, and what conditions need to be met? What do researchers need to do to ensure that their analyses are potentially more accurate?
The aim of the current Research Topic is to cover promising, recent, and novel research trends in Evidence-Based practice for Quantitative Psychology and Measurement. Areas to be covered in this Research Topic may include, but are not limited to:
1. The challenge of quantitative psychology and measurement.
2. Analytical techniques and available measurements of psychology.
3. Meta-analytical techniques for quantitative psychology and measurement.
4. Quantitative methods through evidence-based practice.
5. Evidence-based psychotherapy to in-depth analysis of clinical psychological interventions.
6. Evaluation of clinical psychology cases using objective criteria.
7. Clinical evidence.
8. Social science and ethics report.
Psychology as a field, particularly quantitative psychology and measurement, has recently received considerable attention in terms of the choice of analytical techniques and available measurements. In the early 20th century, the Student's t-test was widely spread. Psychological scientists used multivariate statistics, latent variable modeling, modern measurement methods, multi-level modeling, sophisticated meta-analytical techniques, and new estimation procedures as physiological indicators to assess mental activity. Psychologists are constantly exploring more effective tools, updating quantitative methods through evidence-based practice, and conducting analyses in the best possible way. In recent years, evidence-based psychotherapy based on evidence-based practice to conduct in-depth analysis of clinical psychological interventions has become a hot topic in international medicine and psychology. Medical psychology is an applied discipline combining theory and practice in the field of humanistic medicine. The steps of transferring, integrating, and evaluating evidence in evidence-based practice need to be completed in clinical practice. Evidence-based medical psychology is still in the exploratory stage.
While evidence-based psychotherapy has attracted much attention, many researchers believe that it is difficult to truly implement evidence-based practice in practice. Recent studies have reported that many individuals in need of psychotherapy have not received evidence-based standard care, and evidence-based rehabilitative care was often ineffective over the past few decades. As a result, we need better evidence-based treatments. However, the application of research findings and treatment recommendations to daily clinical work faces many challenges, including time and financial issues. The operability of evidence, the issue of iatrogenic treatment, and the need for continuous and objective evaluation of clinical cases are also major issues that need to be paid attention. Effective evidence-based treatment is difficult to achieve without clearer, actionable scientific evidence, as well as the exclusion of harmful methods in current research, and continuous evaluation of clinical cases using objective criteria. Evidence-based practice in psychology is a challenge for psychologists wishing to provide evidence-based therapeutic services, including how to use evidence in practice? What is the clinical representation of participants in treatment procedure, etc.? If clinical psychologists cannot address these issues, evidence-based psychotherapy will remain an ideal treatment. Therefore, we urgently need to establish a clear and objective standard for the best evidence-based practice. Additionally, leveraging our skills in quantitative methods to study our own tools is also our current research goal. Which techniques give us the best, most reproducible, most robust, least error-prone results, and what conditions need to be met? What do researchers need to do to ensure that their analyses are potentially more accurate?
The aim of the current Research Topic is to cover promising, recent, and novel research trends in Evidence-Based practice for Quantitative Psychology and Measurement. Areas to be covered in this Research Topic may include, but are not limited to:
1. The challenge of quantitative psychology and measurement.
2. Analytical techniques and available measurements of psychology.
3. Meta-analytical techniques for quantitative psychology and measurement.
4. Quantitative methods through evidence-based practice.
5. Evidence-based psychotherapy to in-depth analysis of clinical psychological interventions.
6. Evaluation of clinical psychology cases using objective criteria.
7. Clinical evidence.
8. Social science and ethics report.
