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February 25, 2008
Anti-depressants Don't Work?
According to the BBC, some research 'suggests' this.
I have my doubts.
The University of Hull reviewed published clinical trial data, and unpublished data secured under Freedom of Information legislation.I guess the millions of people helped by those drugs aren't evidence of anything, right? Just a massive placebo effect.They found the drugs helped only a small group of the most severely depressed, and in most cases had no more effect than taking a dummy pill.
The Royal College of Psychiatrists said the findings were "very important".
In total, the Hull team, who published their findings in the journal PLoS Medicine, reviewed data on 47 clinical trials.
All I know is that the darned pills work for me. If it's nothing more than a placebo effect, then bring on the fake cure. (H/t: Hot Air)
Posted by slublog at February 25, 2008 09:42 PM
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So, it's, like, ten years and twenty five million dollars or so to bring a product from the lab into approved clinical practice, and they're saying the process doesn't effectively measure the drug's effect against placebo. Uh huh.
Meta studies are teh junk!
Posted by: S. Weasel at February 26, 2008 05:42 AM