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Jul 2022
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Bad Therapy: When Unscientific Intervent...

THE THINKING ATHEIST
About this episode
Dr. Alexander Williams, Dr. Yevgeny Botanov, and Dr. John Sakaluk penned a recent article titled "Bad Therapy," which addresses some unscientific - and often damaging - practices being done in the mental health profession.

VIDEO of this interview: https://youtu.be/wjfS5nS-X-w
ARTICLE: https://bit.ly/3yQFJ7W
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN ARTICLE: https://bit.ly/3RjQYg4
THE STUDY: https://bit.ly/3nLCFU1

Alex Williams: @williamspsych
John Sakaluk: @JohnSakaluk
Eugene Botanov: @scilitlab

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