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I hope you do realize that this comment thread is linked to an article that includes the words "Prozac no better than placebo" in its headline?
by tremon 11mo ago
I hope you do realize that this comment thread is linked to an article that includes the words "Prozac no better than placebo" in its headline?
- dekhn 11mo agoYes, I do. I don't consider articles in the regular press to be even remotely worth looking at due to their high rate of inaccuracy. Here's the paper that the article refers to: https://www.jclinepi.com/article/S0895-4356%2825%2900349-X/fulltext https://www.jclinepi.com/article/S0895-4356%2825%2900349-X/f...
- malfist 11mo agoThese types of studies are published all the time and can easily be dismissed. Antidepressants are _only_ for major depression. Not mild or moderate. These studies that find no significance compared to a placebo are always tried in patients with all types of depression. Not just major. It's so common it's a trope. "Antidepressants don't work" says the scientists testing antidepressants on things they're not supposed to work on. Studies repeated with just major depression all conclude antidepressants are better than a placebo. Click through the article to the study and you'll find they did not limit their study to must major