157 articles published in The Korean Journal of Family Therapy for the 16-year period of 1993-2008 were reviewed in order to identify research trends. The articles were differentiated and classified in several ways. First, 53 clinical-research articles were distinguished from 104 non-clinical articles. Next, the clinical studies were divided into 3 research approaches—outcome, process, and case-study—and the 104 non-clinical articles were classified as either empirical research(62studies) or literature research(42studies). Finally, the empirical research articles were further subdivided into 4 groups, based on the purpose and methodology of the researchers, and the literature research articles were divided into 5 groups, based on the purpose of the researchers. Trends were analyzed within each of the 3 categorical levels, including a presentation of prevalence and major characteristics of each research type. Implications of the findings were discussed.