Placebo Effect—Not Antidepressants—Responsible for Depression Improvement
In adolescent depression treatment, those who received a placebo but thought they received Prozac improved more than those who received the drug and knew it.
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- Psychoanalytic Therapy Beats CBT for Trauma-Linked Depression New #research shows long-term psychoanalytic #therapy outperforms #CBT for #depression in childhood #trauma survivors. By José Giovanni Luiggi-Hernández @PsiANorg #mentalhealth
- Psychosis Is an Expression of Early Childhood Trauma, via Daniel Mackler
- Researchers find that SSRI #antidepressants increase suicide attempts up to age 24, and have no preventative effect at any age, even for those at high risk of suicide. #paychiatry #mentalhealth #psychology #socialwork #TherapistTwitter #depression
- The STAR*D Scandal: Scientific Misconduct on a Grand Scale by Robert Whitaker The 67% success rate in STAR*D is fraudulent. The real success rate was 35% after four different trials of antidepressants, and only 3% stayed well at 1 year.
- RFK Jr. May Be Wrong on Many Medical Issues, But He’s Right About Antidepressants by Edward L. Jones III Documented cases show a link between SSRIs and school violence, but pharma has suppressed the data that could prove this link. buff.ly/4i0mP25
- For Teen Girls, Rare Psychiatric Disorders Spread Like Viruses on #SocialMedia Researchers argue that a massive sudden spread of unusual psychiatric problems follows the pattern of “psychosomatic social contagion” By Peter Simons #TikTok #MentalHealth
- Researchers: #Depression Is “A Normal Brain Responding to Stress or Adversity” “There is abundant evidence that it is the context of our lives and not the balance of our chemicals that offer the most insight into depression.” By Peter Simons
- Researchers from the UK and New Zealand argue that #Borderline Personality Disorder should be abandoned as a diagnostic category. #psychiatry #psychology #therapy #therapisttwitter #therapytwitter #mentalhealth #BPD
- Millions of Dollars of Pharma Money Went to the DSM-5-TR Authors About 60% of the authors had financial ties to industry, which are not disclosed in the DSM. Studies show that conflicts of interest lead to pro-industry decision-making. By Peter Simons
- Antidepressant Withdrawal Symptoms Linked to Life-Altering Consequences, New Study Shows A new study reveals that withdrawal symptoms from antidepressants can last years, disrupting lives and relationships. By Richard Sears buff.ly/3PZysKo
- Antidepressant Trials Last Eight Weeks, So Why Do We Take Them for Years? The studies are of short duration and are riddled with methodological issues like unblinding, nonstandard assessments, and failure to assess withdrawal and adverse effects.
- E. Baden: After five years as an attending psychiatrist, I have seriously considered leaving the field. 90% of the people who enter my office are not mentally ill. They are having distressing emotional and psychological experiences.
- Giving People #Money is More Effective for #MentalHealth Than Brief #Therapy A new study found that direct payments improved psychological well-being for those in poverty, while five weeks of therapy did not. #psychtwitter #psychiatry #psychology
