--- In [email protected], "shanti2218411" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ---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.
re: " However to say that SSRI's are consistently effective(beyond the placebo effect) with all or even most depressed pts would IMO be wrong." Thats a reasonable position, and I respect your practicioners view. However, it is your conjecture. And, at face (surface) value, appears to stand in the face of my understanding that there are 20-50 studies showing that SRRIs have an effect for a broad range of subjects -- severe and mild -- statistically significant above and beyond that of a placebo -- to every one study that shows no significant difference. But as touched on in another post, it doesn't amount to a hill of beans what you, I, Unc, Jeff, Bob, or any backseat driver here thinks. What is solely relevant is what a subject and their doctor collectively conclude regarding the efficacy of the drug. 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/
