A.B.
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I think it would be wholly wrong to believe that the best tactical approach would be to ignore the SMILE trial, as some have suggested.
I will explain why I suggested this (and focusing on lobbying NICE for guidelines that actually meet patient needs as well as finishing CBT/GET off).
This is an area where the BPS school should be open to ridicule.
Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake. Promoting LP is a big mistake. We want them to continue doing it. It will expose them to even more ridicule if they keep making studies on LP. I think in the SMILE paper it was suggested that more studies are needed. Great. One study can be overlooked, but two? Therapists will be outraged at the suggestion anyone with hardly any training could cure various illnesses in 3 days. Infighting will ensue.