---Annon I was responding to Sal's comment that there was NO placebo component in the therpeutic effect of SSRI's.As I said in another post my opinion is that there is therapeutic effect beyond the placebo effect in SSRI with a sizeable # of depessed pts especially with individuals with severe depression.However to say that SSRI's are consistently effective(beyond the placebo effect) with all or even most depressed pts would IMO be wrong.Kevin Also I don't think there is anything like universal agreement re the effectiveness of SSRIs.However to be fair I think the same thing can be said of psychotherapy.
In [email protected], anonymousff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In [email protected], "shanti2218411" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > maybe you could cite ONE peer > > reviewed medical journal that doesn't as a rule require the use of a > > placebo control in clinical studies that are submitted for > > publication. > > >Better yet can you cite me ONE study of SSRI's that was > > published in a peer reviewed psychiatric journal that didn't use a > > placebo control group(this would not include pilot studies etc).Kevin > > > > > Kevin, > > Using and extending your own points, its clear that the 1000's of > published articles on SSRIs in peer reviewd journals, the FDA approval > studies of them, and in the acceptance of doctors to prescribe SRRIs, > is due to the FACT that they have extensively and REPEATEDLY shown to > BE MORE EFFECTIVE THAN A PLACEBO.* > > How can you now possibly jump 180 degrees around from your own data > and logic and now declare that SRRIs are primarily a placebo effect? > > > > *Albeit, a small number of studies are inconclusive and show no > difference. Which is to be expected. In normal statistical studies, at > least 1 out of 20 studies will produce a wrong answer. Thats why > repeated studies are encouraged. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
