CO SCI 136 Lecture Notes - Lecture 28: Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc, Psychoactive Drug, Philippine Standard Time
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Problem: potentially harmful therapies (phts: negative effects (e. g. of psychotropic medication) often neglected, no formal equivalent to food and drug administration (fda) for trial phases of novel treatments self-policing. The efficacy of psychotherapy: meta-analyses: positive effects of pt over no treatment/ placebo for wide range of conditions (mood dis. Therapies (exposure/response prevention) tend to be more efficacious than non-behavioural therapies for ocd, generalized anx. Independent replication: ethical issues to testing phts, strength of evidence rank order the evidence for harmful therapeutic effects randomized controlled trials, quasi experimental studies with matched comparison groups, naturalistic designs/ multiple case reports. Identifying and operationalizing phts: author classifies treatments as pht if, 1. They have demonstrated harmful psychological or physical effects in clients or others (e. g. , relatives) not only deterioration but also decelerated rate of improvement: 2. The harmful effects are enduring and do not merely reflect a short-term exacerbation of symptoms during treatment: 3.
