Science

Psychotherapy reduces suicidality, according to this important new meta-analysis.

Have these results already been dismissed because psychotherapy studies cannot be blinded? Like, what if people only didn't kill themselves because they *knew* they were getting real therapy?https://x.com/JAMAPsych/status/1838971752401031261

The irony with that "objection" is of course that—yes—knowing you are getting real therapy (and having positive beliefs about it) is indeed an important mechanism of psychotherapy. This applies especially to reducing demoralization, which is crucial when it comes to suicidality.