Related Experiment Video
Updated: Oct 4, 2026

Evidence-based Knowledge Synthesis and Hypothesis Validation: Navigating Biomedical Knowledge Bases via Explainable AI and Agentic Systems
Published on: June 13, 2025
What can the clinician trust--research? Theory? Clinical knowledge?: introduction to a serious problem and preview of
1School of Psychology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada K1N 6N5. amahrer@uottawa.ca
Abstract:
This article addresses a serious problem faced by the field of psychotherapy in relying upon and trusting research, theory, clinical knowledge, or other sources as real, hard, and objective. The serious underlying problem is that the field lives and works in an aerie-faerie world composed of ethereal, illusory, false "psychorealities." Although grand solutions have been introduced, none has succeeded in solving the problem. The introduction concludes with a preview of some current solutions by some of the leading proponents dealing with the problem of what the clinician can trust.
Related Concept Videos
Clinical Trials
There are four phases in a clinical trial. A phase one...
Patient-centered Care
Critical Thinking I
Critical Thinking II
Case Studies
The Scientific Method in Nursing Process
When using research findings to change practice, one must understand the process used to guide a study. The scientific method is a systematic, step-by-step process that supports the data's validity, reliability, and generalizability. As a result, findings can be safely...