PSYCH-190 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Consumer Reports, Psych, Dodo (Alice'S Adventures In Wonderland)
16 Oct 2020
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Of 4000 surveyed over half had seen mental health pro, doctor, support. Therapy effectiveness can also be evidence for underlying theory. Tell us abou efficacy, not effectiveness (utility) Most drug rcts are funded by big drug companies. 89%-98% of comparative drug trials favor company product (safer, 2002) Psychotherapy benefits people of all ages as reliably as schooling educates them, medicine cures them, or business turn a profit (smith et al. , 19080, p. 183) More recent meta-analysis yyield more moderate effects. But almost all show that benefits of psychotherapy equal or surpass comparison groups. Drugs + therapy often surpasses drugs alone. But not for the reasons you expect. Everyone has won and all must have prizes (luborsky et al. , 2002) No differences between therapy models in their effectiveness all produce benefits, but no type more effective than the others. Allegiance effects (bias cancels" itself out, across studies) Our studies aren"t strong enough (e. g. , too few patients)
