When a Placebo Is Not a Placebo: Problems and Solutions to the Gold Standard in Psychotherapy Research

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02317

. 2018 Nov 26:9:2317.

doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02317. eCollection 2018.

When a Placebo Is Not a Placebo: Problems and Solutions to the Gold Standard in Psychotherapy Research

Cosima Locher¹, Jens Gaab¹, Charlotte Blease^{2

3}

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¹ Division of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Department of Psychology, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
² Program in Placebo Studies, General Medicine and Primary Care, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Harvard, MA, United States.
³ School of Psychology, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.

PMID: 30542310
PMCID: PMC6277873
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02317

When a Placebo Is Not a Placebo: Problems and Solutions to the Gold Standard in Psychotherapy Research

Cosima Locher et al. Front Psychol. 2018.

. 2018 Nov 26:9:2317.

doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02317. eCollection 2018.

Authors

Cosima Locher¹, Jens Gaab¹, Charlotte Blease^{2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Division of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Department of Psychology, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
² Program in Placebo Studies, General Medicine and Primary Care, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Harvard, MA, United States.
³ School of Psychology, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.

PMID: 30542310
PMCID: PMC6277873
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02317

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Keywords: Psychotherapy; clinical trials; common factors; control conditions; ehealth; open-label placebos; placebo.

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[1] Ahn H. N., Wampold B. E. (2001). Where oh where are the specific ingredients? A meta-analysis of component studies in counseling and psychotherapy. J. Couns. Psychol. 48:251 10.1037/0022-0167.48.3.251 - DOI

[2] Ahn H. N., Wampold B. E. (2001). Where oh where are the specific ingredients? A meta-analysis of component studies in counseling and psychotherapy. J. Couns. Psychol. 48:251 10.1037/0022-0167.48.3.251 - DOI

[3] Barello S., Triberti S., Graffigna G., Libreri C., Serino S., Hibbard J., et al. . (2016). eHealth for patient engagement: a systematic review. Front. Psychol. 6:2013. 10.3389/fpsyg.2015.02013 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[4] Barello S., Triberti S., Graffigna G., Libreri C., Serino S., Hibbard J., et al. . (2016). eHealth for patient engagement: a systematic review. Front. Psychol. 6:2013. 10.3389/fpsyg.2015.02013 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[5] Baskin T. W., Tierney S. C., Minami T., Wampold B. E. (2003). Establishing specificity in psychotherapy: a meta-analysis of structural equivalence of placebo controls. J. Consult. Clin. Psychol. 71, 973–979. 10.1037/0022-006X.71.6.973 - DOI - PubMed

[6] Baskin T. W., Tierney S. C., Minami T., Wampold B. E. (2003). Establishing specificity in psychotherapy: a meta-analysis of structural equivalence of placebo controls. J. Consult. Clin. Psychol. 71, 973–979. 10.1037/0022-006X.71.6.973 - DOI - PubMed

[7] Bell E. C., Marcus D. K., Goodlad J. K. (2013). Are the parts as good as the whole? A meta-analysis of component treatment studies. J. Consult. Clin. Psychol. 81:722. 10.1037/a0033004 - DOI - PubMed

[8] Bell E. C., Marcus D. K., Goodlad J. K. (2013). Are the parts as good as the whole? A meta-analysis of component treatment studies. J. Consult. Clin. Psychol. 81:722. 10.1037/a0033004 - DOI - PubMed

[9] Benish S. G., Imel Z. E., Wampold B. E. (2008). The relative efficacy of bona fide psychotherapies for treating post-traumatic stress disorder: a meta-analysis of direct comparisons. Clin. Psychol. Rev. 28, 746–758. 10.1016/j.cpr.2007.10.005 - DOI - PubMed

[10] Benish S. G., Imel Z. E., Wampold B. E. (2008). The relative efficacy of bona fide psychotherapies for treating post-traumatic stress disorder: a meta-analysis of direct comparisons. Clin. Psychol. Rev. 28, 746–758. 10.1016/j.cpr.2007.10.005 - DOI - PubMed

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