Simon
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Huh? They managed to draw the opposite conclusion, that CBT/GET were superior, even though their own data (above, see graph and table) showed those who went on to have any CBT/GET after SMC/APT did no better than those that had no further treatment.However, the outcomes reported by those who received these treatments in the trial and participated in the follow-up study had improved to the extent that, in a comparison of long-term outcomes by original trial treatment allocation, we found few differences. Although this finding might mean that all PACE treatments have similar long-term outcomes, we cannot draw this conclusion.
I guess this just highlights the limits of correspondence, with the authors having the last word, as opposed to debate. "A duel where your opponent has the last shot", as James Coyne has said before.