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- Fads and Fallacies in Psychiatry
- Fads and Fallacies in Psychiatry
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface to the Second Edition
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 Fads and Fallacies in Science, Medicine, and Psychology
- Chapter 2 Psychiatric Fads: Past and Present
- Chapter 3 Etiological Fads
- Chapter 4 Diagnostic Fads
- Chapter 5 Psychopharmacology Fads
- Chapter 6 Psychotherapy Fads
- Chapter 7 Prevention Fads
- Chapter 8 Antidotes to Fads and Fallacies
- Chapter 9 Overview
- References
- Index
Chapter 8 - Antidotes to Fads and Fallacies
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 16 March 2023
- Fads and Fallacies in Psychiatry
- Fads and Fallacies in Psychiatry
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface to the Second Edition
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 Fads and Fallacies in Science, Medicine, and Psychology
- Chapter 2 Psychiatric Fads: Past and Present
- Chapter 3 Etiological Fads
- Chapter 4 Diagnostic Fads
- Chapter 5 Psychopharmacology Fads
- Chapter 6 Psychotherapy Fads
- Chapter 7 Prevention Fads
- Chapter 8 Antidotes to Fads and Fallacies
- Chapter 9 Overview
- References
- Index
Summary
This chapter explains how research is also not immune from fads and fallacies, as has been demonstrated by the replication crisis in psychology. It argues that the best antidote to fads of all kinds is more and better research. Finally, it discusses why, despite the fact that we are still at an early stage in our voyage of discovery about mental disorders, psychiatrists must as far as possible practice evidence-based medicine.
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- Fads and Fallacies in Psychiatry , pp. 101 - 108Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023