Posted by linkadge on January 5, 2008, at 11:06:29
In reply to Re: STAR*D confirmed what patients already knew » Cecilia, posted by SLS on January 5, 2008, at 6:32:26
>Using comparator drugs with established efficacy >saves a lot of time.
Yes, placebos are good comparitor drugs with well established efficacy.
>Is it ethical at this point in the evolution of >psychiatric drugs to treat suffering with >nothing but sugar pills?
We havn't evolved with psychiatric drugs much in the past 15 years. One would have likely got the same responce to treatments available in the early 90's, that is, at a rate highly comparible to placebo. So is it ethical to use a highly efficactious treatment (ie placebo)? The answer is yes IMHO.
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