Posted by Klavot on December 29, 2006, at 12:24:17
In reply to After the hype, posted by linkadge on December 29, 2006, at 11:22:29
The antidepressants information website (updated December 2006) of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, see
states
"After 3 months of treatment, the proportions of people with depression who will be much improved are:
50% and 65% if given an antidepressant
compared with
25 - 30% if given an inactive "dummy" pill, or placebo"so perhaps the article is not entirely accurate.
Klavot
> A small blurb from:
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> http://www.namiscc.org/newsletters/February02/McMan4-10.htm
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> AFTER THE HYPE
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> According to a Health Media article, the Royal College of Psychiatrists in the UK has altered advice stating that Prozac and other leading antidepressants "are effective in 60 to 70 per cent of patients, to saying the drugs are successful in only 50 per cent of cases."
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> Linkadge
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