Nature of the Research and Essay

Also as noted before, not everyone is willing and able to volunteer the most relevant information and this is where an adept mental health professional (in the case of a mental health intake situation) or a researcher (in research of the same) comes into play and is very important (Nakash & Alegria, 2013).

Another Perspective

The line of thought espoused in the QHR article is echoed when assessing the California State University at Long Beach website section regarding qualitative research. They, much like the author of this response would suggest, advocate the importance and necessity of qualitative research but at the same time caution about using it correctly and in a way that yields proper and verifiable results. Simple conjecture and blind assumptions are not part of any good research, qualitative or quantitative, and that slippery slope that exists is much more pervasive and prone to come to pass when speaking of qualitative research as compared to quantitative research (CSULB, 2013).Conclusion

In short, qualitative research is dangerous is not analyzed and wielded carefully but it can be invaluable and this is especially true when quantitative information and other hard data that is not in dispute is in short supply or has low verifiability. The mark of any good research is to assess any data, qualitative or quantitative, for what it is…no more and certainly no less. Researchers must be extra vigilant when dealing with qualitative data in a clinical or medical setting because the stakes are much higher.

References

CSULB. (2013, April 15). Qualitative Research. Cal State University @ Long Beach. Retrieved April 15, 2013, from www.csulb.edu/~msaintg/ppa696/696quali.htm

Nakash, O., & Alegria, M. (2013). Examination of the Role of Implicit Clinical Judgments during the Mental Health Intake. Qualitative Health….....