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Unreliable evidence
Author(s) -
SHORT N. P.,
KITCHINER N. J.,
CURRAN J.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.69
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1365-2850
pISSN - 1351-0126
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2850.2004.00695.x
Subject(s) - psychological intervention , scrutiny , evidence based medicine , psychology , evidence based practice , medicine , psychotherapist , alternative medicine , psychiatry , political science , pathology , law
As the need for effective evidence‐based practice comes under close scrutiny we investigate the effectiveness of three interventions; thought suppression, reassurance and relaxation, that are routinely offered to clients. These strategies have very little evidence to support their continued use. The article continues by discussing and describing situations where more helpful evidence‐based interventions are better suited.