Question

There are many potentially harmful therapies, such as facilitated communication, recovered-memory techniques, DARE programs, scared straight programs, or coercive restraint therapies. To what do the proponents of these types of therapy attribute their success? Have they considered alternative hypotheses? Do they discuss any of the potentially negative effects of the therapy on their websites or in articles?

Answer 1

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Most of the therapies which involve harmful effects are the ones which are also unethical. These proponents usually do not care about either the client’s confidentiality nor do they care about fully disclosing the course of actions and after effects of the therapy. The major part why these therapies are mostly successful in selling out is because they focus more on marketing and false advertising. One of the most common factors of advertising includes advertising about fast results that can be obtained using the therapy which cannot be achieved via otherwise ethical and genuine therapy because they take into account confidentiality, ethics and full disclosure and take a client centered psychological approach which may lead to consumption of some time in a manner of productive outcomes.