Conflicts of interest and spin in reviews of psychological therapies: a systematic review.

BMJ Open · 2016 · PMC4853969 · PMID 27118287

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The conclusion of the equality of effects of psychological therapies, however, showed a trend for a spin, which means that for the primary outcome of interest the review more often states equality despite inequality of treatment effects (OR=2.69 (0.86 to 8.41).

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