PSY 364 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Therapeutic Relationship, Clinical Formulation, Interpersonal Psychotherapy
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Lecture 7 - ethics part 3: treatment safety & efficacy (module 7) Treatment safety and efficacy is a paramount ethical issues. Mental health standards should at least equal medical standards. Make sure you"re watching for quality control - no fda checking like in the medical field. Evidence-supported best practices relate to all aspects of clinical work, from an empirically supported therapeutic relationship through to the particulars of various treatments for specific disorders. How you intervene, choose a treatment, etc. Components of treatment efficacy in mental health helping. General treatment effects are often found - nonspecific treatment effects (found in almost any type of mental health treatment - across different modalities of treatment, etc. ) 80% of the time, any/both/either treatment better than no treatment. Empirical support for therapy in general; clinical expertise, estr. However, specific treatment effects are also often found. Often critical for symptom resolution (vs general adjustment) - find treatments that are more effective.
