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  • Threats to evidence-based treatment of trauma: professional issues and implications

    Author(s)
    M. Lohr, Jeffrey
    O. Olatunji, Bunmi
    Devilly, Grant
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Devilly, Grant J.
    Year published
    2008
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    Abstract
    The use of trauma interventions for victims of crime without adequate empirical support has become increasingly problematic over the last decade. It is proposed that pseudoscience in mental health trauma practice reflects a widening rift between research and practice. It may also be a by-product of the commercialization of the mental health profession. This article presents a discussion of the ethical and professional implications of pseudoscience and junk science in trauma practice. We argue that it is the professional and ethical responsibility of mental health practitioners to recognize scientific evidence and to conduct ...
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    The use of trauma interventions for victims of crime without adequate empirical support has become increasingly problematic over the last decade. It is proposed that pseudoscience in mental health trauma practice reflects a widening rift between research and practice. It may also be a by-product of the commercialization of the mental health profession. This article presents a discussion of the ethical and professional implications of pseudoscience and junk science in trauma practice. We argue that it is the professional and ethical responsibility of mental health practitioners to recognize scientific evidence and to conduct evidence-based trauma practice. With such knowledge, practitioners and service providers may be better equipped in the identification and avoidance of treatments with little or no scientific merit.
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    Journal Title
    International Review of Victimology
    Volume
    15
    Issue
    2
    Publisher URI
    https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/026975800801500204
    Copyright Statement
    Self-archiving of the author-manuscript version is not yet supported by this publisher. Please refer to the journal link for access to the definitive, published version or contact the author[s] for more information.
    Subject
    Criminology
    Forensic psychology
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/23319
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