Abstract
The term evidence-based therapy has become a de facto code word for manualized therapy, most often brief, highly scripted forms of cognitive behavior therapy. It is widely asserted that evidence-based therapies are scientifically proven and superior to other forms of psychotherapy. Empirical research does not support these claims, but shows that evidence-based therapies are weak treatments. Their benefits are trivial, few patients get well, and even the trivial benefits do not last. Troubling research practices paint a misleading picture of the actual benefits of evidence-based therapies, including sham control groups, cherry-picked patient samples, and suppression of negative findings.
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