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Since no one else has mentioned it: it's not just this antidepressant whose effects have been (at best) exaggerated, but pretty much all of them. http://www.hu
by gruseom 16y ago
Since no one else has mentioned it: it's not just this antidepressant whose effects have been (at best) exaggerated, but pretty much all of them.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/irving-kirsch-phd/antidepressants-the-emper_b_442205.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/irving-kirsch-phd/antidepressa...
(Apologies for linking to huffpo, but the article is by the guy who did the definitive survey of the research.)
- Alex3917 16y agoIn addition to Kirsch's book, I'd also recommend Anatomy of an Epidemic. It does a really good job explaining the biological reasons why SSRI's can't work. (Plus it also outlines all of the different reasons why the science behind them is fraudulent, same as Kirsch.)
- MaxGabriel 16y agoI'll recommend Whitaker's book, too. You can check out some of the original scientific studies he cites on his website, though it of course makes more sense with his context http://robertwhitaker.org/robertwhitaker.org/Depression.html http://robertwhitaker.org/robertwhitaker.org/Depression.html
- Alex3917 16y agoGood call. His blog is also phenomenal, but it would probably be difficult to fully understand unless you've read his book first.
- chopsueyar 16y agoThis all seems like GameGenie for your brain, where big pharma enters random codes. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_genie http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_genie