On 13 December 2006, in response to my rejoinder to his previous posting, Paul Okami wrote: >Commentaries for the 2002, not 1998 article.
I'm puzzled by this response. I dealt briefly with the commentaries to the 1998 article because you appeared to allude to previous commentaries, which I took to mean to the 1998 article. Then I discussed in some detail the commentaries to the *2002 article*, so the significance of your responding with "Commentaries for the 2002, not 1998 article" eludes me. As I pointed out, the fact that online commentaries to an article in a lesser-known online journal do not challenge the methodological procedures of the article is feeble grounds for your claiming that "it is the interpretation of the meaning of these findings that differs between those who support the 'Emperor's New Drug' view of antidepressants heralded by the title of the article, and those who support the use of anti-depressants and believe they are important weapons". As I wrote, the contention that Kirsch et al's claims are generally accepted is uninformed. I can't help wondering why Kirsch et al chose to publish their articles in a "rapid publication electronic journal" (destined to fold in five years), rather than in one of the more well-known journals in which such specialist articles normally appear. How stringent can peer review be for articles covering so much ground if rapid publication is a priority? Never mind, the New York Times thought the 1998 article important enough to splash. But perhaps readers didn't note the caveat that Kirsch et al's findings "were met with a great deal of skepticism": http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=health&res=9D0CEED9163AF930A25753C1A96E958260 Anyway, I think it's time to call it a day, before we bore the pants off other TIPSters. Allen Esterson Former lecturer, Science Department Southwark College, London http://www.esterson.org/ --------------------------------------------------------- Wed, 13 Dec 2006 18:58:10 -0500 Author: "Paul Okami" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: SSRIs and depression and anxiety Body: Commentaries for the 2002, not 1998 article. > Commentaries for the 2002, not 1998 article. > > PO --- To make changes to your subscription go to: http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tips&text_mode=0&lang=english
