The pills are even effective when patients know they have no medicinal value. Based on this research, it is quite clear that managed care is doing the public a great service by promoting the de-professionalization of psychotherapy. When I am asked by someone to recommend a psychotherapist or counselor, I advise that they see a friend, pastor, nurse, or so forth, and stay away from psychologists. My guess is psychics and astrologers perform exactly the same service as therapeutic psychologists. By hiding this research from the public and policy makers, psychologists have de-professionalized themselves.
Unionization is nothing more that the last breath of a dying field.
Placebo as a treatment for depression. The status and challenge to nonprofessional therapies. Clinical judgment, clinical training, and professional experience. Comparative effectiveness of professional and paraprofessional helpers. The effectiveness of psychotherapy.