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It's important to note that they are using the word major to substantiate. It might not be major, but I think the word important would be justified. Saying ther
by ianstallings 12y ago
It's important to note that they are using the word major to substantiate. It might not be major, but I think the word important would be justified. Saying there might be other chemicals or components involved in depression seems to be obvious given our limited understanding of the topic. We just have a currently useful tool to help, SSRIs. Maybe with these type of studies we'll see more accurate medicines.
- lutusp 12y ago> We just have a currently useful tool to help, SSRIs. Yes, but the quoted study shows that serotonin and depression aren't correlated. If that is so, if the study bears up under scrutiny, then SSRIs cannot possibly work. The prior FDA meta-analysis shows that SSRIs don't work for the majority of patients, this new study explains why. > Maybe with these type of studies we'll see more accurate medicines. Let me suggest an alternative -- instead of searching for a better description of depression, we should seek an explanation, like in science. Armed with an explanation, we could treat depression's causes, rather than its symptoms. But we can't do this with psychiatry -- psychiatrists aren't scientists and have no respect for evidence.