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I think the point is that the lack of evidence doesn't only mean that we don't know if the treatment does anything, but also that we...

No, the Cass report does much more than that. In particular it makes 32 specific recommendations (summarised here) and has led to the...

You are entitled to your opinion. But that is a personal theory that is contrary to mainstream science (GRADE is a widely recognised...

Cheers Dullard, that is my interpretation of it as well*, but there are attempts to discredit it. *That there isn't enough reliable...

One could (were one bored enough) argue for a long time about an objective evaluation of subjective data. The Cass review appears to...

Cheers. I'll have to read some of the low quality studies in more detail. I've had a look at the NICE* reviews of them. I share your...

Not that I can see. I think @Vanadium 50's response is spot on. I think that's exactly what's going on. Cass excludes or ignores a lot...

I'm not sure I see the issue. It seems like a reasonable list of factors one should take into account when judging the strengths and...

As far as I know, it's a widely accepted standard. I guess good or bad, the nature of objections isn't so much with the particular...

It is rigorous rationalization of idiopathic confirmation bias; so, no, I do not consider it to be anything more than...

Apologies, I'm not sure I follow. Do you mean you don't consider the GRADE system to be very rigorous?

Ah yes good point. I think some people are objecting to the exclusion of low quality studies because they think those studies would...

Of course, it only matters if the low-quality studies yield a different answer than high-quality studies. So the question boils down to...

I would completely agree with the answer to your rhetorical question. There have been (what I believe are) spurious objections to the...

In this field, you might find a study on the incidence of suicidal thoughts pre- and post-treatment. All studies have an attrition rate...