Psychology / Unit 12 Psych 1445 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Evaluating an Actively-Compared Claim
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The idea
A therapy compared against an active alternative with long follow-up supports the strongest claim available in the psychotherapy literature.
In practice
Two treatments run head to head with outcomes measured again at one year.
Where people slip
Even here, the alliance may account for much of the difference. Design controls the comparison, not the mechanism.
Your place on the trail
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