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Re:Therapy experience is associated with negative changes in... by tunesmith on Friday July 13, 2018 @04:34PM (#17526464)
People who choose to go to therapy probably tend to generally feel more negative feelings (and express them) than people that don't. Is this study anything more than pointing out that obvious correlation? I don't see how they can demonstrate causation without randomizing with a control group.
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Re:Therapy experience is associated with negative changes in... by msoad on Friday July 13, 2018 @05:43PM (#17526996)
Yup, people who mix correlation with causation will end up dead.
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Re:Therapy experience is associated with negative changes in... by lsiebert on Sunday July 15, 2018 @06:38PM (#17537497)
Well, I mean an obvious correlation isn't necessarily real or proven until you measure it, so this isn't nothing, but it's not what I think people saw when the read the title, which was evidence that therapy itself lead to worse outcomes.
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Re:Therapy experience is associated with negative changes in... by woodandsteel on Friday July 13, 2018 @09:06PM (#17528159)
My understanding is that the study looked at change over time, so it's not as badly designed a study as a simple correlation, though it is still not ideal.
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