2018
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02317
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When a Placebo Is Not a Placebo: Problems and Solutions to the Gold Standard in Psychotherapy Research

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“…Although research in psychotherapy remains the subject of ongoing debate with much focus on what constitutes appropriate standards of evidence (33)(34)(35)(36)(37), we suggest that therapists have a duty to keep abreast of these challenging issues. Taking evidence seriously is an explicit commitment of the BACP, which states that "[Clause (14)]: "We must be competent to deliver the services being offered to at least fundamental professional standards or better"; and "We will keep skills and knowledge up to date.…”
Section: The Evidence-base In Psychotherapymentioning
confidence: 97%
“…Although research in psychotherapy remains the subject of ongoing debate with much focus on what constitutes appropriate standards of evidence (33)(34)(35)(36)(37), we suggest that therapists have a duty to keep abreast of these challenging issues. Taking evidence seriously is an explicit commitment of the BACP, which states that "[Clause (14)]: "We must be competent to deliver the services being offered to at least fundamental professional standards or better"; and "We will keep skills and knowledge up to date.…”
Section: The Evidence-base In Psychotherapymentioning
confidence: 97%
“…Placebos in randomised controlled trials (RCTs) are methodological tools ('controls') to screen out the noise of clinical research (refer to 'Placebo responses'). [3][4][5] Placebos ideally should be indiscernible from the treatment (the 'verum') by both patients and clinician-experimenters. For example, an optimally designed placebo pill should be the same colour, size and taste as the verum medication.…”
Section: Methodological Controls In Randomised Controlled Trialsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…3,6 or Treatments used in patient care Placebos in patient care are interventions that, owing to their intrinsic properties, are ineffective for a particular condition or symptom(s) but may be intentionally used in clinical settings with the aim of satisfying patients in need of a treatment and/or elicit placebo effects. [3][4][5] The ethical use of placebos is keenly debated by bioethicists (Box 1). [25][26][27][28][29]…”
Section: Methodological Controls In Randomised Controlled Trialsmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Despite recent progress, research in this area faces several unsolved methodological challenges and awaits broader validation. Similarly, as is the case in psychotherapy trials, blinding is extremely difficult to achieve when delivering placebo interventions (6). As a result, it has been challenging to estimate the true effects of placebos separately from the effects of experimenter bias.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%