Barrett also expressed concern that, just because some "alternatives" have merit, there is the impression that the rest deserve equal consideration and respect even though most are worthless, since they are all classified under the one heading of alternative medicine.
Barrett har også udtrykt bekymring om, at bare fordi nogle "alternativer" har vist resultater, så virker det som om, at resten fortjener samme grad af hensyntagen og respekt, selvom de fleste er værdiløse, siden de alle klassificeres under den samme overskrift - alternativ behandling.