The overall tone reflects genuine interest and respect for the article's relevance, evidenced by phrases like 'highlighted to me how important critical analysis is' and discussions about its historical and methodological significance. The use of academic references, links, and personal experiences demonstrates moderate depth of engagement, and the focus on understanding spurious effectiveness indicates the perceived importance of the work within scholarly and clinical contexts.
AgreementModerate agreement
Most discussions acknowledge the article's insights, with some explicitly referencing its connection to critical analysis in therapy practice.
InterestHigh interest
The discussions display high interest, especially among students and professionals, with mentions of re-reading, historical context, and scholarly perspectives.
EngagementModerate engagement
Posts show moderate engagement through sharing links, quoting passages, and debating methodological implications.
ImpactModerate impact
While influential within academic circles, the conversations focus on understanding and critique rather than immediate clinical implementation.
Abstract in brief
The article discusses why some psychotherapies appear effective even when they may not be, highlighting four cognitive biases—naive realism, confirmation bias, illusory causation, and the illusion of control—that lead clinicians to overestimate treatment success.
It introduces a taxonomy of 26 causes of spurious therapeutic effectiveness (CSTEs), categorized into three groups: perceived client change without real improvement, misinterpretations due to extratherapeutic factors, and misinterpretations from nonspecific treatment factors.
The paper emphasizes the importance of methodological safeguards and evidence-based practices to reduce these errors, improve clinical research, and bridge the gap between scientific understanding and everyday clinical practice.]
Para quien le interese, ahora que los tuits no se pueden ver. Aquí se cuenta cómo una psicoterapia no efectiva puede parecer que funciona. Por dar alguna idea.
https://t.co/aCChSgmoCR
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Daniel Low
@danielmlow · X
@paytonjjones So true. Have you read this? 26 causes of spurious therapeutic effectiveness: https://t.co/n9PPAq2vIF @toddkettner
Assuming your treatment works because....... “health professionals to assume that they can rely on informal clinical observations to infer whether treatments are effective.”
Lessons from Psychotherapy that equally apply to PT
https://t.co/p0zoxSGwMG https://t.co/iORMFs0zzg
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Holly Jolly Hammersley PhD☃️❄️
@jhammersley.bsky.social · Bluesky
doing this now in a master's level course, introducing evidence based practice & therapy efficacy/effectiveness now starting with a bit of history.
(and with weather based cancellations and my kids being home sick or on remote learning several days, sadly prob. not getting to one of yours)
@DrHorwitz @AdamMeakins Why Ineffective Psychotherapies Appear to Work: A Taxonomy of Causes of Spurious Therapeutic Effectiveness
https://t.co/p0zoxSGwMG https://t.co/jTvdTeraXZ
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Emily
@mirthfulvulture.bsky.social · Bluesky
Lilienfeld, (2014). Why ineffective psychotherapies appear to work: A taxonomy of causes of spurious therapeutic effectiveness.” - reading this during my honours year really highlighted to me how important critical analysis is - I still go back to it.
This video provides an overview of ineffective practices in healthcare and their prevalence. It delves into psychological phenomena behind perceived treatment effectiveness and highlights research methods to discern…
To address that prompt, and the cultural push for "everyone" to see a therapist, I read from the scholarly article “Why Ineffective Psychotherapies Appear to Work: A Taxonomy of Causes of Spurious Therapeutic Effectiveness."
#help #therapy #psychology
Lilienfeld, (2014). Why ineffective psychotherapies appear to work: A taxonomy of causes of spurious therapeutic effectiveness.” - reading this during my honours year really highlighted to me how important critical analysis is - I still go back to it.
doing this now in a master's level course, introducing evidence based practice & therapy efficacy/effectiveness now starting with a bit of history.
(and with weather based cancellations and my kids being home sick or on remote learning several days, sadly prob. not getting to one of yours)
Today's reading:
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26173271/
This is a re-reading. It is more like organized contrarianism than a traditional review. But a lot of useful insights.
RT @Ahmad_Alshayea: Why Ineffective Psychotherapies Appear to Work: A Taxonomy of Causes of Spurious Therapeutic Effectiveness - Scott O. L…
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د. ماجد الهذلي
@malhothali · X
RT @Ahmad_Alshayea: Why Ineffective Psychotherapies Appear to Work: A Taxonomy of Causes of Spurious Therapeutic Effectiveness - Scott O. L…
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أحمد كساب الشايع
@Ahmad_Alshayea · X
Why Ineffective Psychotherapies Appear to Work: A Taxonomy of Causes of Spurious Therapeutic Effectiveness - Scott O. Lilienfeld, Lorie A. Ritschel, Steven Jay Lynn, Robin L. Cautin, Robert D. Latzman, 2014 https://t.co/Oqg44KtNys
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Tim Kaiser
@tkaiser.science · Bluesky
"Why Ineffective Psychotherapies Appear to Work: A Taxonomy of Causes of Spurious Therapeutic Effectiveness"
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1745691614535216
Another reason why it’s important to show when your particular denomination of psychotherapy doesn’t work is to also help tackle the problem of spurious therapeutic effectiveness.
https://t.co/8WU1XEPrxO
RT @HengartnerMP: @wendyburn Yes, probably, but as a scientist I‘m also not seduced into believing that this is all my doing. We‘ll see. Cl…
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Michael P. Hengartner, PhD
@HengartnerMP · X
@wendyburn Yes, probably, but as a scientist I‘m also not seduced into believing that this is all my doing. We‘ll see. Clinical impression can be very misleading. This article is pertinent to our discussion, if you‘re interested:
https://t.co/wyp9PQXcJE
Jan 13, 2022 · 3 likes · 1 share · 8,055 followersView post →
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CZdogs
@CityZendogs · X
RT @FBpsy: Para quien le interese, ahora que los tuits no se pueden ver. Aquí se cuenta cómo una psicoterapia no efectiva puede parecer que…
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Jiiyuu
@amcg1998 · X
RT @FBpsy: Para quien le interese, ahora que los tuits no se pueden ver. Aquí se cuenta cómo una psicoterapia no efectiva puede parecer que…
Para quien le interese, ahora que los tuits no se pueden ver. Aquí se cuenta cómo una psicoterapia no efectiva puede parecer que funciona. Por dar alguna idea.
https://t.co/aCChSgmoCR
Dec 4, 2021 · 13 likes · 2 shares · 7,917 followersView post →
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ANTO
@AntonellaNT18 · X
Acá dejo los otros links que me enviaron: https://t.co/v5zEY7p2oW
https://t.co/jdHMeDaJRu
RT @Retlouping: Assuming your treatment works because....... “health professionals to assume that they can rely on informal clinical observ…
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Ammar Suhail, PT
@suhailphysio89 · X
RT @Retlouping: Assuming your treatment works because....... “health professionals to assume that they can rely on informal clinical observ…
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Daniel Godeassi
@dangodeassi · X
RT @Retlouping: Assuming your treatment works because....... “health professionals to assume that they can rely on informal clinical observ…
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Luis
@RoCo1796 · X
RT @Retlouping: Assuming your treatment works because....... “health professionals to assume that they can rely on informal clinical observ…
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@Retlouping · X
Assuming your treatment works because....... “health professionals to assume that they can rely on informal clinical observations to infer whether treatments are effective.”
Lessons from Psychotherapy that equally apply to PT
https://t.co/p0zoxSGwMG https://t.co/iORMFs0zzg
Feb 21, 2020 · 8 likes · 4 shares · 26,406 followersView post →
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@Retlouping · X
@DrHorwitz @AdamMeakins Why Ineffective Psychotherapies Appear to Work: A Taxonomy of Causes of Spurious Therapeutic Effectiveness
https://t.co/p0zoxSGwMG https://t.co/jTvdTeraXZ
Feb 21, 2020 · 5 likes · 1 share · 26,406 followersView post →
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Jessica Spencer Castner
@DrCastner · X
@bernmelnyk Great question! Respectfully, rather than focusing on trying to retrain how individual thinks/reacts, consider priority in scholarly activity focusing on policy interventions, reform that empower & incorporate perspectives & ideas from those at risk. https://t.co/QzhGzK4t3K
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