treatment outcome research

research designed to evaluate the efficacy of interventions and to investigate the mechanism by which effective interventions produce change. It is intended to answer such questions as the following: Is treatment better than no treatment? Is one treatment better than another? If a treatment is effective, do some levels of the treatment produce better outcomes than others? Are the benefits of treatment worth the cost? See also therapy outcome research.

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Psychology term of the day

May 8th 2024

midbrain

n. a relatively small region of the upper brainstem that connects the forebrain and hindbrain. It contains the tectum (and associated inferior and superior colliculi), tegmentum, and substantia nigra. Also called mesencephalon.