You have not mentioned the dodo bird effect in psychotherapy, this has been coined in psychology since I think the 1930s.
This is the phenomena that many if not most psychotherapies seem to be equally effective, regardless of the theoretical framework or the techniques used. However, my opinion is that this only means that either nothing is particularly more effective than being heard by an expensive empathetic and charismatic listener or that the field of psychotherapy is riddled with questionable research practices that lead to all modalities seeming to be effective in meta-analyses, probably due to the flawed control groups used. I still have to see a control group that pertains of participants talking to friends or other strangers that listen well.
I see the difficulties in testing different therapy techniques for depression where double-blinding isn't possible and that this could lead to bias in reported outcomes. Can that not be mitigated somewhat by the use of related objective measures - time off work, hospitalisations, suicide rate etc? Or is CBT used more for mild depression where this data would be too scant?
I had to laugh listening to this episode, because our 11-year-old was just introduced to Sigmund "Frood" through a family screening of Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure last weekend. We're a very high culture bunch.
And I'll confess I haven't seen The Sopranos, either; nor have I seen Lost, Game of Thrones, or most critically acclaimed TV shows during the height of their fame. I've only recently come around to Stranger Things--which I'm thoroughly enjoying--but I'm about 8 years behind. I've been the butt of many friendly jokes over the years, but I suppose I've brought that on myself to a certain extent.
Another fascinating episode! Aaron Beck and CBT were just picking up steam during my undergrad in the '90s, but it's absolutely exploded since then. I recall brief therapy (roughly 10 sessions) being a phenomenon at the time, which I imagine was probably replaced by CBT.
You have not mentioned the dodo bird effect in psychotherapy, this has been coined in psychology since I think the 1930s.
This is the phenomena that many if not most psychotherapies seem to be equally effective, regardless of the theoretical framework or the techniques used. However, my opinion is that this only means that either nothing is particularly more effective than being heard by an expensive empathetic and charismatic listener or that the field of psychotherapy is riddled with questionable research practices that lead to all modalities seeming to be effective in meta-analyses, probably due to the flawed control groups used. I still have to see a control group that pertains of participants talking to friends or other strangers that listen well.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodo_bird_verdict
I see the difficulties in testing different therapy techniques for depression where double-blinding isn't possible and that this could lead to bias in reported outcomes. Can that not be mitigated somewhat by the use of related objective measures - time off work, hospitalisations, suicide rate etc? Or is CBT used more for mild depression where this data would be too scant?
I had to laugh listening to this episode, because our 11-year-old was just introduced to Sigmund "Frood" through a family screening of Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure last weekend. We're a very high culture bunch.
And I'll confess I haven't seen The Sopranos, either; nor have I seen Lost, Game of Thrones, or most critically acclaimed TV shows during the height of their fame. I've only recently come around to Stranger Things--which I'm thoroughly enjoying--but I'm about 8 years behind. I've been the butt of many friendly jokes over the years, but I suppose I've brought that on myself to a certain extent.
Another fascinating episode! Aaron Beck and CBT were just picking up steam during my undergrad in the '90s, but it's absolutely exploded since then. I recall brief therapy (roughly 10 sessions) being a phenomenon at the time, which I imagine was probably replaced by CBT.