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This blog post seems pretty well-cited: http://slatestarcodex.com/2017/06/05/is-pharma-research-worse-than-chance/ http://slatestarcodex.com/2017/06/05/is-pharm

This blog post seems pretty well-cited: http://slatestarcodex.com/2017/06/05/is-pharma-research-worse-than-chance/ http://slatestarcodex.com/2017/06/05/is-pharma-research-wors... Note for the uninitiated: I'm being sarcastically understated here. The author in question is an authority in drugs for depression and writes extremely lengthy and well-cited essays. He's also a very engaging author.

johncolanduoni 9y ago
I've read his blog for a number of years. He is saying new drugs haven't improved much on those available at the beginning of the 21st century. Scott is not very pessimistic at all about SSRIs being useful. Here's an essay from him (that is much longer and better cited) debunking the "antidepressants are basically placebo" narrative: http://slatestarcodex.com/2014/07/07/ssris-much-more-than-you-wanted-to-know/ http://slatestarcodex.com/2014/07/07/ssris-much-more-than-yo... And another where he explicitly recommends SSRIs: http://slatestarcodex.com/2014/06/16/things-that-sometimes-help-if-youre-depressed/ http://slatestarcodex.com/2014/06/16/things-that-sometimes-h... I was really shocked that you posted something from his blog, but I guess if you've already decided the answer you can find evidence anywhere you look.