This is a misunderstanding of the research. Firstly it is making the fallacious assumption that the shift applies via a large improvement in extreme cases rath

This is a misunderstanding of the research. Firstly it is making the fallacious assumption that the shift applies via a large improvement in extreme cases rather than a small improvement to each case. Secondly, there are flaws in the study methodology. Depressive symptoms come and go by nature, and people seeking pharmacological treatment will more often than not be at a lower point in the cycle, so it is only natural that they will improve in time on average. There is also the problems with the fact that depression is assessed via self-reported questionnaires which have a ton of issues. To say "The research has shown unequivocally that the benefits, such as they are, for the majority of people derive from the placebo effect" is unsupported by the evidence.