This is a very good commentary. Here are my two bits: Patients who read the Kirsh et al article may lose faith in antidepressants. The result could be a fall...
The issue w/all the below I perceive/think is the issue of critical thinking. Let's think on this. As I just so recently stated herein; placebo is powerful...
Note that they are trying to have it both ways! First, OCD is associated with low serotonin levels and has some responsiveness in some cases with SSRIs. (There...
A Conflicts-of-Interest Handbook for Universities Unveiled By Jocelyn Kaiser ScienceNOW Daily News 28 February 2008 A group of universities today unveiled its...
Not so effective? Effexor is one the SSRI's that provide little benefit to most patients, according to a new study. Credit: T.W. Pratt Slatin The Problem with...
Are you saying that anti-depressants may work for some more narrowly defined psychiatric disorders ... and that may include some categories of depression? PtP ...
Pay_the_Piper
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Mar 2, 2008 1:34 am
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Does Gingko Biloba Affect Memory? Taking the supplement ginkgo biloba had no clear-cut benefit on the risk of developing memory problems, according to a new...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2008/feb/27/mentalhealth Upsides of being down Focusing on depression in a purely clinical way is preventing us understanding...
Brendan Murphy
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Mar 2, 2008 1:22 pm
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I take a combination placebo that lowers depression like Prozac, lowers memory problems like Gingko Biloba, gives one energy and a dozen other things....
This argument makes sense only if depression brings more good than harm, which it doesn't. People should also remember that both unipolar and bipolar disorders...
If Kirsch et al is accepted as proving that prescribing placebos works as well as prescribing an SSRI, would it be ethical for Dr. X to practice by tossing a...
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Mar 3, 2008 11:44 pm
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Head injuries result in widespread brain tissue loss one year later In a rare, large-scale study of traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients who span the full...
Psychologist finds gender differences in forgiving Forgiveness can be a powerful means to healing, but it does not come naturally for both sexes. Men have a...
Dementia diagnosis brings relief, not depression When it comes to a diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease, what you don't know may not kill you, but knowing the...
Low testosterone levels associated with depression in older men Older men with lower free testosterone levels in their blood appear to have higher prevalence...
Gene variants may increase risk of anxiety disorders Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers - in collaboration with scientists at the University of...
Seems much more likely that the low testosterone levels are a result of the same things that cause the depression. We've known for years that testosterone...
Glynn Owens
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Mar 4, 2008 3:05 am
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Informed consent is mandated in ethical treatment here in the USA. A patient/client would have to be informed that they were taking a placebo. The placebo...
Perhaps, as with so much else in behavior, some of this is cultural, and some evolutionary. CA Exline said prior studies have shown that at baseline (without...
Ethical? IF it is scientifically proven that placebo is as effective as drug, why not? Is it scientifically proven? Is it ethical to give the drug which may...
Pay_the_Piper
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Mar 4, 2008 6:08 am
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Snip: Ethical? IF it is scientifically proven that placebo is as effective as drug, why not? Is it scientifically proven? Comment: If the drug was no better...
Comparison Of Antipsychotic Treatments In Adolescents With Schizophrenia ScienceDaily (Mar. 1, 2008) - There is a wealth of scientific literature available on...
Psychological Distress, Not Depression, Linked To Increased Risk Of Stroke ScienceDaily (Mar. 4, 2008) - Psychological distress, but not depression, may...
The radio 4 "Am I Normal" new series starts with a programme about SOCIAL PHOBIA. The first programme is aired at 9pm this evening (Tuesday 3 March) and ...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2008/mar/02/mentalhealth.medicalresearch "Drug firms pressed on secret pill data # Jo Revill, Whitehall editor # The...
Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston are looking for families with a child at least 6 years old diagnosed with one or more of these three...
In an ideal world (ie. one where resources were available) it would be interesting to see the results of a trial which had six groups to compare. One...
Concept Stew Ltd
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Mar 4, 2008 11:56 pm
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Perhaps I missed it earlier, then. You do not accept Kirsch et al as meaning that six SSRIs worked no better than placebo? Media asked BC's Minister of Health...
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