Self-diagnosis is an attempt to secure the therapeutic effect of a medical intervention patients cannot officially access.

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• "Evidence-based therapy" is a branding term rather than a scientific one, and in practice it is a code word for "not psychodynamic". JSJonathan Shedler2 Oct 2013Psychotherapy
• A couples therapist starts by validating where people are, not by asking them to be vulnerable. SJSue Johnson15 May 2023Psychotherapy
• A diagnosis does not tell a therapist what to do. SHSteven C. Hayes22 Sept 2025Psychotherapy
• A prescriber cannot outsource containment to the therapy hour: the emotional and relational dynamics are part of prescribing, not an intrusion on it. AAAwais Aftab5 Jul 2026Psychotherapy
• A therapy is only shown to be more effective if it is compared against another treatment intended to help, not against a control nobody expected to work. SMScott D. Miller11 Sept 2024Psychotherapy

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