APS

2022 APS Annual Convention

Reassess, Rethink, and Reorganize: Testing the Evidential Value of Mental Health Interventions and Disseminating New Principles for Evidence in Clinical Science

Friday, May 27, 2022 · Chicago, IL

Oral · Clinical Science

To advance clinical science and mental health treatment, the current evidence base for mental health treatments is reexamined via an evidential value lens. Additionally, steps toward increasing replicability of clinical science, disseminating methodologies to researchers, and more effectively communicating results to clinicians are outlined.

Chairs & Discussants

  • Yevgeny BotanovChair
    Pennsylvania State University - York
  • Alexander WilliamsDiscussant
    University of Kansas

Presentations

  1. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Lessons Learned from Synthesis of Evidential Value in Psychotherapy ResearchJohn Sakaluk
  2. Evidential Standards for the Treatment of Psychological Disorders: Comparing Evidential Strength of Psychotropic Drugs.Merle-Marie Pittelkow
  3. More Harm Than Good? a Meta-Scientific Review of the Evidential Value for Potentially Harmful TreatmentsRobyn Kilshaw
  4. Enhancing Scientific Reform with Clinical Intervention PrinciplesCassandra Brandes