Challenging Received Wisdom: Antidepressants and the Placebo Effect

This article explores the reaction when an article challenging received wisdom is published and covered extensively by the media (1). The article in question was a meta-analysis of antidepressant clinical trials indicating that for most patients, difference between drug and placebo was not clinicall...

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Main Author: Irving Kirsch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: McGill University 2020-12-01
Series:McGill Journal of Medicine
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Online Access:https://mjm.mcgill.ca/article/view/571