Brains are tricky, as it turns out. While the field of psychology isn’t new the scientific endeavor to better understand our thoughts and manage our feelings has much to do to build itself out. And while I’m certainly no stranger to adjunct therapies, it can be hard to know if ‘what works for me’ is actually working. This week associate marriage and family therapist Emily Maynard returns to the show to talk pseudo-science, good therapy and how to tell the difference. Catch the episode below and be sure to check back here afterwards for some footNOTES!
3 Ways That Pseudoscientific Therapies Can Be Harmful by Jonathan N. Stea for Psychology Today
Buddhism's Place in Psychology by Jordan Fiorillo Scott for Psychology Today
Why Validity Is Important in Psychological Tests by Kendra Cherry for Very Well Mind
How Accurate Are Personality Tests? by Angus Chen for Scientific American
Finding The Right Therapist For You from Valence Counseling
Types of Complementary and Alternative Medicine from John Hopkins Medicine
Brian M. Hughes (2008). How should clinical psychologists approach complementary and alternative medicine? Empirical, epistemological, and ethical considerations. , 28(4), 0–675.
Opinion: The Enneagram fad is a threat to the search for identity by Lee Carion
Hook JN, Hall TW, Davis DE, Van Tongeren DR, Conner M. The Enneagram: A systematic review of the literature and directions for future research. J Clin Psychol. 2021 Apr;77(4):865-883.
Somatic Experiencing by Sherry L. Osadchey for Good Therapy
Brom, D., Stokar, Y., Lawi, C., Nuriel-Porat, V., Ziv, Y., Lerner, K., & Ross, G. (2017). Somatic experiencing for posttraumatic stress disorder: A randomized controlled outcome study. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 30(3), 304–312.
What Is Music Therapy? by Cathy Wong for Very Well Mind
Martina de Witte, Ana da Silva Pinho, Geert-Jan Stams, Xavier Moonen, Arjan E.R. Bos & Susan van Hooren (2020) Music therapy for stress reduction: a systematic review and meta-analysis, Health Psychology Review
