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Sure, for severe cases studies have shown that depression medication helps, but that is not what the parent said: ...to treat any malady of the mind, and the
by untothebreach 12y ago
Sure, for severe cases studies have shown that depression medication helps, but that is not what the parent said:
...to treat any malady of the mind, and they have been proven to be barely more effective than placebo treatments
Which is also shown by studies[1][2]
1: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7945737 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7945737
2: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18303940 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18303940
- task_queue 12y agoThat is true, but "any malady of the mind" is a blanket statement encompassing severe depression. It gives the impression that the medications are not significantly better than placebo for any mental illness, when in fact they are significantly effective for certain mental illnesses.