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ArticleBehaviour research and therapy2023

On the importance of identifying mechanisms and active ingredients of psychological treatments.

David F Tolin, Dean McKay, Bunmi O Olatunji, Jonathan S Abramowitz, Michael W Otto

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Article in Behaviour research and therapy, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 15% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

David F TolinThe Institute of Living, Yale University School of Medicine, United States. Electronic address: david.tolin@hhchealth.org.
Dean McKayFordham University, United States.
Bunmi O OlatunjiVanderbilt University, United States.
Jonathan S AbramowitzUniversity of North Carolina, United States.
Michael W OttoBoston University, United States.
Fordham University · USVanderbilt University · USYale University · US

Funding

Columbia University Science of Behavior Change Resource and Coordinating Center renewal -Ontology Administrative SupplementU24AG052175 · NIA · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI EDMONDSON, DONALD · 2015 to 2024
$14.5M
NIA NIH HHS U24 AG052175
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This commentary addresses the thought-provoking article by Lorenzo-Luaces (in press). We review areas of both agreement and disagreement with the author's points, noting that readers should not infer that research into active ingredients and mechanisms is pointless. We conclude with a call for more research into the mechanisms of therapeutic change and the active ingredients of therapeutic interventions, with the aim of disseminating treatments that are both effective and efficient.

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Active ingredientsCognitive-behavioral therapyDisseminationMechanisms

Identifiers

PMID37913558
PMCPMC11034847
OpenAlexW4387967526

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Registered trials

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