Imbalance between Diagnostic and Action Research

The relevance is questioned of the typical diagnostic, descriptive, and test oriented research published in the journals of clinical psychology. Most such research investigations are not action oriented. It is suggested that clinical investigations tend to reflect convenience and opportunity to conduct research. To facilitate more action research applied settings are needed which are under psychologists' control and which are dedicated partly to provide psychological services and partly to promote scientific research for the purpose of improvement of the effectiveness of such services to the community.