Posted by linkadge on May 3, 2007, at 17:51:14
In reply to Re: Do antidepressants work ? » linkadge, posted by Ines on May 3, 2007, at 16:59:30
>I agree that is true for some cases.
I don't think it is just *some* cases. The truth is that in more than half of all clincialy trials, antidepressants failed to outperform placebo.
>And the thing is, if AD's sometimes make people >better due to a placebo effect, that's fine too >no? Same outcome :-)
True enough.
>I must say though, if placebo effect was all >there was, I'd be cured right now, last trial of >ADs I was so convinced it would work- but no...
Susceptability to placebo effect varies from person to person. (I don't mean to portray this as any kind of character flaw)
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