Depression, Drugs And Placebos
Surprise, surprise, some main stream medication is no better than placebos.
There has been a lot in the media about new research on anti-depressants and how, for many people, they are no more effective than placebos.
If you want to read the actual article it s avialvle from PLOS Medicine nder open access. You can either read the whole article, or start with the editor’s summary.
It is very heartening to see the publicity that this reserarch has been given, because so often alternative and complementray therapies are dismissed as mere placebos. When I was working as a therapist, a doctor implied that my success was down to the placebo effect. I replied: “May be. But wouldn’t you like a placebo that was effective as this?” He didn’t have an answer.
If you’re one of the peoiple taking anti-depressants and now want to try something different, check out the information on the Health & Goodness web site – there’s information and suggestions about nutritional supplements for depression that can help you feel a whole lot better.
