Sentences with phrase «for nonspecific effects»

Supportive psychotherapy was included to control for nonspecific effects of psychotherapy, and SWI as standard antidepressant medication treatment.

Not exact matches

Although reanalysis of the available evidence is important, the ability to properly control for bias and confounding [factors that can influence outcomes] in observational studies is often limited, and without randomized controlled trials specifically designed to test the hypothesis, the issue of nonspecific effects of vaccines may remain subject to continuing debate.»

Clinicians need to know whether meditation training has beneficial effects beyond self - selection biases and the nonspecific effects of time, attention, and expectations for improvement.27, 28

Although cognitive behavioral therapy and other psychological interventions have been reported to have small to moderate beneficial effects on patient reported outcomes in mild depression, this research is inconclusive.30 More research is needed on whether antidepressants or psychotherapy are superior to exercise or nonspecific attention for mild depression.

The RCT study design with an active comparison group (controlling for positive adult instructor and group activity) and comparable groups at baseline provides a high level of confidence that the improvements seen in the MBSR arm are due specifically to the mindfulness aspects of the intervention, as opposed to baseline differences and / or other nonspecific intervention effects.

Patients who report few life events (the IPT «interpersonal deficits» category) may be better CBT candidates.19 Despite (nonsignificantly) fewer sessions, SP equaled CBT in efficacy, suggesting no advantage for CBT beyond so - called «nonspecific» psychotherapy effects.