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Re: Tonight I don't feel that antidepressants work

Posted by yxibow on September 17, 2006, at 11:25:18

In reply to Re: Tonight I don't feel that antidepressants work, posted by linkadge on September 17, 2006, at 9:01:57

> I think that the number of people who are actually helped by the medications is overstated.
>
> Some of the latest trials show that only something like %30 of people get any help, and more get help with placebo.
>
> Linkadge

It has always been shown that up to 30% of patients taking any antidepressant get their help just from believing in the medication. So is the placebo effect so bad, as long as there aren't noticeable side effects ?

 

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