It turns out that the evidence for “empirically supported treatments” in mental health is murky at best; according to a meta-study of such ESTs (via MetaFilter): 20% “performed well”, 30% “had mixed results”, and 50% had “subpar outcomes”.
The unsupported use case of Bix Frankonis’ disordered, surplus, mediocre midlife in St. Johns, Oregon.
Read the current manifesto. (And the followup.)
Rules: no fear, no hate, no thoughtless bullshit, and no nazis.
It turns out that the evidence for “empirically supported treatments” in mental health is murky at best; according to a meta-study of such ESTs (via MetaFilter): 20% “performed well”, 30% “had mixed results”, and 50% had “subpar outcomes”.