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Re:Dramatic growth in mental-health apps has created a risky... by lazyasciiart on Tuesday December 21, 2021 @12:22AM (#29634213)
"Thought" is a very broad term. You cannot "swear off" a broken leg. That doesn't negate the existence of the placebo effect, or people who do ridiculous things like walk a mile for help without realizing it's broken.
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Re:Dramatic growth in mental-health apps has created a risky... by Ekaros on Tuesday December 21, 2021 @03:42AM (#29635328)
And with psychology just remember Freud. Not that things haven't gotten better, but I still consider that there could be real possibility of either miss- or overdiagnosis...
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