Who will decide what is a valid scientific method for testing psychotherapies?
The major components of reliable scientific investigations are well known and essentially universally agreed upon. The United States Supreme Court has written a fairly nice summary of the requirements of the basics of the scientific method in Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 113 SCt 2786 (1993). Again, the effects of psychotherapy practices are NOT difficult to examine in a reliable and valid scientific manner. It is only the most scientifically ignorant practitioners that have any doubts about this. Again, most importantly, if it is too subjective to scientifically and reliably evaluated, it is too subjective and unreliable to be paid for with taxpayer dollars. Remember, the American Psychological Association has a Task Force that has already compiled such data and prepared a list of therapies proven safe and effective by responsible scientific means.
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