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The interesting story is often that placebos work so well. According to the article: A typical participant in a depression study can expect to shave 9 points of
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The interesting story is often that placebos work so well. According to the article: A typical participant in a depression study can expect to shave 9 points off their HAMD-D score—just by taking a sugar pill. In contrast, the group taking the actual SSRI might improve by around 10 points, so the effect of the treatments is dwarfed by the placebo effect.