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"In addition, CBT has been enthusiastically embraced and promoted by insurance companies because it is considered an effective, short-term therapy. Owing to the
by pnathan 16y ago
"In addition, CBT has been enthusiastically embraced and promoted by insurance companies because it is considered an effective, short-term therapy. Owing to the hundreds of research studies documenting its efficacy in treatment for the above illnesses, CBT is the quintessential 'evidence-based treatment."
If it's more effective, then it should be the program of first choice. Why is this hard to accept? Can we not simply select the maximally effective treatment?
I find the article an appeal to irrationality.
- j_baker 16y agoI'd like to point out that the author doesn't say it is more effective, only that studies have shown it effective. The human mind is more complex than traditional science is capable of handling. In particular, studies can only show you how people behave on average. The problem lies in the fact that there's no such thing as an "average" person. As Jung said, everyone is an exception to the rule.
- pnathan 16y agoWhat I've read of Jungian is pretty 'woo-woo' and does not lead to any sort of rational trust. I'd rather go with statistics: statistically, 68% of people are pretty close to the rule, and 95% are fairly close. People are all pretty much the same wherever you go if you look past the superficial trappings.